WI UK decides not to enter then-EEC but rather focuses on EFTA. How does this affect both organisations? Would EEC evolve into EU we love (to)/ hate or would it stay simple common market organisation?
Depending on how EEC develops EFTA could become a viable alternative, rather than members looking for a way to get into EEC. or would EEC evolve into EU sooner while EFTA bocomes something similar on economic terms but with much less political integration, providing alternative for those countries that want more economic cooperation with other european countries butfear loss of identity and sovereignity.
Both organizations remove teriffs internally but keep them regarding each other? Or is their removal between them as well but as both organizations are simialr neither can swallow up the other nor induce members to "defect". assuming communism in E Europe collapses as per OTL (no reason why not) is there a race among them who seduces these countries sooner to join them, thus improving their psotion vis-a-vis other.
Thoughts?