1. In a 1992 referendum a slim majority rejected joining a European free trade area . 2. In a 1992 referendum a slim majority rejected joining a vast European free trade area . 3. In a 1992 referendum, a slim majority rejected joining a vast European free trade area . 4. Sweden was one of the founding states of the European Free Trade Area ( EFTA ). 5. It is still stinging from a 1992 referendum in which a slim majority voted against a lucrative European free trade area . 6. Bulgaria is an associate member of the Central European Free Trade Area and hopes that Slovenia will back its aspirations for full membership. 7. In a 1992 referendum, a slim majority rejected the government's advice and said " no " to a vast European free trade area . 8. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland who decided not to leave European Free Trade Area are linked together with the EU as a customs union. 9. However, Britain would still be required to make contributions to the EU budget if it opted to remain in the European Free Trade Area . 10. The Swiss has regularly decided by referendum to join the European Free Trade Area , with none of the EEC's or EC's or EU's or EF's rules.