Contact Us
Financial Mechanism Office
Postal address:12-16 Rue Joseph II 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Visiting address:47-48, Boulevard du Régent 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 286 1701 Fax: +32 (0) 2 286 1789
Email: fmo@efta.int
|
|
|
EEA GRANTS AND NORWAY GRANTS
The Financial Mechanisms aim to reduce social and economic disparities within the European Economic Area (EEA), and to enable all EEA countries to participate fully in the Internal Market.
Through the EEA Financial Mechanism, the three EEA-EFTA states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will make a total €600 million available to the 10 countries that joined the EU and the EEA in May 2004, as well as to Greece, Portugal and Spain. Through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, Norway will make an additional €567 million available to the 10 countries that joined the EU and the EEA in 2004. Both mechanisms run over a five-year period until 2009. Norway, as the largest of the three donors, will contribute with close to €1.14 billion. The EEA Financial Mechanism will also make available €72 million to Bulgaria and Romania, which joined the EEA in 2007, over a two-year period until 2009, while Norway will contribute an additional €68 million to the two new EEA members over the same period through bilateral cooperation programmes.
| |
LATEST NEWS
 EEA Grants flood protection passes test in Nižný Slavkov, Slovakia
As heavy rains caused floods in Slovakia last week, the northeastern village Nižný Slavkov avoided damage thanks to funding for flood protection from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Open call for NGO projects in Romania
Slovene €1.8 million NGO Fund launches second call
Open call for NGO projects in Bulgaria
Read more in our news archive
| |
IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
 EEA and Norway Grants status report May 2008
The EEA and Norway Grants are firmly on track with close to 630 projects in the public benefit up and running across Central and Southern Europe.
The report from the financial mechanisms' fourth year, April 2007 to May 2008, describes some of the supported projects within areas such as academic research, health and childcare, environment, Schengen cooperation and within the NGO sector.
 New booklet showcases successful Polish projects
Poland is by far the largest beneficiary of the EEA and Norway Grants. Of the €1.3 billion support from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, Poland is allocated nearly half of the amount, totalling €558.6 million.
To showcase the public benefit of the more than 200 Polish projects now in implementation, Poland recently released a new booklet highlighting some of the supported activities under the EEA and Norway Grants.
 Information on all funded activities
The searchable database contains information on all approved projects, programmes and funds.
Open calls calendar
While the open calls for individual projects have been rounded off, several calls are set to open throughout 2008 under the funds. | |
PROJECT FOCUS
 New life for Kiltsi manor, Estonia
The Kiltsi manor house in Estonia, dating back to the 1790s and currently housing Kiltsi Basic School, is given a new lease of life with a €1.1 million renovation grant from Norway.
 Czech NGO Fund supports reconstruction of botanical garden
Tábor Botanical Garden has renewed 500 metres of pathway, created aviaries for handicapped birds, and planted 1300 trees and plants with support from the EEA and Norway Grants.
|
|
Updated Friday, August 29, 2008 |
|
 Printerfriendly display
|
|
|
|
