2006
Portugal - Open call for individual project proposals
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
On 10 February 2006, Portugal launched an open call making over 12.2 million euros available for individual project applications under the EEA Financial Mechanism established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for submission of applications is 10 May 2006.
Czech Republic announces second open call for proposals
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
On 24 July 2006, the Czech Republic launched an open call making 27.51 million euros available for individual project applications under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for submission of applications is 26 October 2006.
Latvia announces €17 million open call for proposals
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Latvia announced an open call for proposals on 5 December 2006 making €17 million available for individual project applications under the financial mechanisms, established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for submission of applications is 5 March 2007.
Cyprus announces open call
Monday, September 01, 2008
On 25 August 2006, Cyprus launched their first open call making over 2.5 million euros available for individual project applications under the EEA Grants established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for the receipt of applications is 15 January 2007.
Lithuania announces €20 mln call for proposals
Monday, September 01, 2008
Lithuania announced an open call for proposals making close to €20 million available for individual project applications under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for submission of applications is 2 November 2006.
Estonia launches open call
Monday, September 01, 2008
On 1 June 2006, Estonia launched an open call making over 23.2 million euros available for individual project applications under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The deadline for submission of applications is 31 August 2006.
Second Slovenian open call round, deadline extended until May
Monday, September 01, 2008
In connection with its rolling open call for proposals, the Slovenian open call text for individual projects is available on the open calls section of the EEA Grants website.
Poland launches tender to manage €41.5 mln NGO-fund
Monday, September 01, 2008
On 7 February 2006, Poland published a tender announcement to select block grant intermediaries to manage a 41.5 million euro fund - including administrative costs - for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as part of the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Conference on biological diversity
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and the Norwegian Ministry of Environment held a conference on biological diversity and sustainable development in Oslo on 23-24 November 2006.
Donors and Poland agree on EEA Grants implementation plan
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
An annual meeting between the three donor states of the financial mechanisms - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway – and Poland was held in Brussels on 29 November.
EEA Grants Polish seed money fund to be launched in mid-December
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
A contract between the Financial Mechanism Office and the ECORYS Polska consultancy for the administration of a €2 million seed money fund was signed on 27 November, paving the way for assistance to the development of promising project ideas by Polish actors and their partners from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Status of the implementation of the EEA Grants in Poland
Friday, October 20, 2006
The implementation of the financial mechanisms is a joint effort from the donor states Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and the 13 beneficiary states, including Poland. This joint effort has the overall aim of reducing economic and social disparities, help integrate new EU member states into the Internal Market and strengthen bilateral relations. A successful outcome is dependent on cooperation, dialogue and mutual agreement between the donor states and the beneficiary states. Consequently, the donors have been engaged in a continuous dialogue, on the political as well as the technical level, with Poland and the other beneficiary states ever since the financial mechanisms were established in 2004.
Official opening of the project Thalassocosmos Cretaquarium
Friday, September 01, 2006
A new aquarium in Gournes, Crete, was officially opened on 22 July 2006 as one of 29 projects in Greece funded under the EEA Financial Mechanism 1994-1998. The aquarium was already open to the public in December 2005, and became an immediate success with more than 100,000 visitors having passed through its doors since then.
Czech schools cooperation and scholarships fund launches calls
Friday, September 01, 2006
The Czech €2.5 million fund for cooperation among schools and scholarships launched its first call for proposals for all three measures of the fund on 1 September 2006.
€2.5 million Schools & scholarship fund established in the Czech Republic
Monday, June 26, 2006
A €2.5 million fund has been established that will facilitate student and research mobility, establish partnerships and stimulate cooperation between educational institutions in the Czech Republic and the three EEA-EFTA states.
Estonian-Norwegian seminar on energy efficiency
Thursday, June 22, 2006
On 13 June the Norwegian embassy in Tallinn and the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications organised a joint seminar on energy efficiency in buildings, a topic which corresponds to one of Estonia's focus areas of the EEA Grants. A call for proposals for € 23 million under the EEA Grants was announced on 1 June. The seminar gathered around 40 participants, mostly from Estonia.
Czech €10 million NGO fund established by EEA Grants
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
A €10-million fund to support Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) was launched at a well-attended seminar in the Czech capital Prague on Wednesday, 14 June, representing the first such approved fund under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism that have been established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Seminar on the Scholarships funds 5-6 October in Norway
Monday, April 10, 2006
On 5-6 October a seminar will be held in Norway on the 11 Scholarship funds to be established under the EEA Grants. Fund intermediaries in the beneficiary states and their counterparts in Norway and Iceland will have a chance to exchange experiences and strengthen their cooperation.
EEA-EFTA funded project wins prize for outstanding heritage achievement
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Spanish project "Vía de la Plata -Extremadura" wins the prestigious 2005 European Heritage Award in the category Conservation of Cultural Landscapes.
Norway Foreign Minister meets with Polish Regional Development Minister
Friday, February 03, 2006
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and the Polish Minister for Regional Development Grażyna Gęsicka met in Oslo, Norway, on 2 February 2006 to discuss cooperation within the framework of the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, which will contribute around 559 million euros to social and economic cohesion in Poland.
Hungary announces €102 million open call for individual projects and funds
Thursday, January 26, 2006
On 25 January 2006, Hungary announced its €102 million open call for individual projects and block grants/fund intermediaries under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This makes it the first call of 2006 and the second largest call of the financial mechanisms to date.
