Faroe Islands and the European Union

European Union-Faroe Islands relations

European Union	Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands, a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, is not part of the EU, as explicitly asserted by both Rome treaties.^[1]

The relations of the Faroe Islands with the EU are governed by the accession treaty of Denmark to the EU,^[2] a Fisheries Agreement (1977) and a Free Trade Agreement (1991, revised 1998). The main reason for remaining outside the EU is disagreements about the Common Fisheries Policy.^[3]