2007

The Civil Society Development Foundation (NROS), managing the NGO fund supported by the EEA Grants in the Czech Republic, launched its €4.5 million second call for NGO projects on 17 December 2007.

On 14 December 2007 the first of a total two open calls under the Slovak scholarship fund was launched, making €725,000 available to Slovak students, lectures and teachers.

A Lithuanian-Norwegian seminar in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 13 November brought together municipalities eager to explore possibilities for developing bilateral projects ahead of Lithuania’s €17 million call in early 2008 and the launch of two regional funds.

A Lithuanian-Norwegian seminar in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 13 November brought together municipalities eager to explore possibilities for developing bilateral projects ahead of Lithuania’s €17 million call in early 2008 and the launch of two regional funds.

On 4 December €1.1 million in green NGO Funding was made available in Hungary to enable environmental NGOs to actively participate in public life and environmental decision-making processes.

Pre-Christmas package to Slovak NGOs with three simultaneously launched NGO Funds in end-November.

Pre-Christmas package to Slovak NGOs with three simultaneously launched NGO Funds in end-November.

Pre-Christmas package to Slovak NGOs with three simultaneously launched NGO Funds in end-November.

In November Cyprus concluded both its national level selection of projects and agreed with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway on a framework for the coming €1.5 million NGO Fund.

An innovative knowledge park shared by universities and regional businesses will be set up in the Prešov region in Slovakia with support from the EEA Grants, based on a model originally developed by and for the Møre and Romsdal County in Norway.

More than €480,000 was made available on 15 November to Estonian researchers under the ‘Transfer of Knowledge Fund’ to support cooperation between research teams from Estonia and Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway, and fund projects within the priority sectors of the EEA Grants.

On 5 November the spotlight was put on a €2.8 million Norwegian Financial Mechanism project between the regional associations of Poland and Norway, when 12 Polish local governments won awards for innovative projects within social services.

November will see the establishment of two NGO funds supported by the EEA Grants: a €1 million NGO Fund in Portugal that aims to promote gender equality and help the young to become active citizens, and a €2.3 million Estonian NGO Fund supporting democracy and civil society, environment and sustainable development, and social integration and local development.

November will see the establishment of two NGO funds supported by the EEA Grants: a €1 million NGO Fund in Portugal that aims to promote gender equality and help the young to become active citizens, and a €2.3 million Estonian NGO Fund supporting democracy and civil society, environment and sustainable development, and social integration and local development.

A €350,000 call for seed money in Slovakia closed in late September and the national Focal Point is now busy assessing the 314 received applications.

A €15.3 million research fund earmarked to partnership projects between Poland and Norway was launched on 26 September, creating a new platform for extensive academic cooperation between the two countries.

A €1.2 million fund aimed at supporting international cooperation and partnerships between Hungary and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway was launched on 7 September.

Close to €350,000 in seed money was made available on 17 July to Slovak public administrations and non-governmental organisations , with small grants due to be awarded this autumn to applicants aiming to submit individual project applications in the €32.5 million call for proposals planned in Slovakia during spring 2008.

A €41.5 million NGO fund established through support from the EEA Grants donor states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway was launched at a seminar in Warsaw on 24 April, representing a considerable push for civil society development in Poland and opening up for easily-accessible grants to grassroots organisations over several years to come.

On 16 March a total of €566,000 was made available to potential Lithuanian applicants eager to develop promising ideas into fully-fledged project applications for the next ordinary call for individual project proposals, scheduled for the first quarter of 2008.

Seed Money totalling €560,000 was made available on 26 March 2007 to support Czech applicants in developing projects for the third open call, tentatively set for late summer 2007.

Portugal launched its second and last open call on 19 March 2007, making €5.2 million available for individual projects within the priority sectors promotion of sustainable development and conservation of European cultural heritage.

A €15 million research fund earmarked to partnership projects between Poland and Norway was approved on 20 February, giving a big boost to academic cooperation between the two countries.

School cooperation receives another boost with the launch of the third call for project proposals on 1 March under the Czech school and scholarship fund. The call is also open for Czech students and teachers eager to study or teach for a period abroad.

The block grant “International Mobility Programmes - Placements, study visits, partnerships” was launched at the conference “Proposal for International Mobility Programmes in the non-EU members EEA countries" in Budapest 19 February 2007.

The EEA Grants donors Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and Poland formally approved the establishment of a €41.5 million fund for Non-Governmental Organisations on 8 February 2007, giving a significant boost to civil society development in Poland.

The EEA Grants donors Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and Poland formally approved the establishment of a €41.5 million fund for Non-Governmental Organisations on 8 February 2007, giving a significant boost to civil society development in Poland.

The EEA Grants donors Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and Poland formally approved the establishment of a €41.5 million fund for Non-Governmental Organisations on 8 February 2007, giving a significant boost to civil society development in Poland.

The Czech €10 million NGO Fund launched it first call for proposals on 27 December 2006, making an indicative amount of €3.1 million available to Czech non-governmental organisations.