EEA

= EEA and Norway grants =

EEA Grants
Information taken from http://www.eeagrants.org

Between 2009 and 2014, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway provide €988.5 million in EEA Grants to the 12 newest EU member countries, and Greece, Portugal and Spain.

The EEA Grants are jointly financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The donor states contribute according to their size and economic wealth. Norway contributes around 95% of the total funding.

The funding backs programmes and projects in priority areas agreed with each country. Environmental protection, climate change and renewable energies, civil society, health and children, cultural heritage and research and scholarships are key areas of support.

Beneficiary states of the EEA Grants are: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Norway Grants
The Norway Grants represent €800 million in funding allocated to the 12 newest EU and European Economic Area (EEA) member states between 2009 and 2014.

Norway provides funding for social and economic development projects in Central and Southern Europe both through the EEA Grants and the Norway Grants.

Key areas of support: The funding backs programmes and projects in priority areas agreed with each country. Green industry innovation, carbon capture and storage (CCS), research and scholarships, decent work and social dialogue, public health and gender equality, judicial capacity building and combating cross border crime all feature as key areas of support.

Beneficiary countries of the Norway Grants are: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Bilateral collaboration

 * Polish-Norwegian collaboration on Green Energy
 * Rumanian-Norwegian Meeting on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Monday 2. July 2012, 1430-1600 (1630)
 * Research opportunities identified in May/June 2012 between Romania and Norway