Yes, one has to let the present hard feelings settle and then get down to some serious negotiations. If the Italian banking crisis will continue to tick on in the background the (former) EU partners may be quite malleable in the end. Let’s hope so.
This is an illuminating article for those FReepers who would like to find out more about the EEA option:
http://reaction.life/liberal-minded-internationalists-risk-backing-wrong-horse/