1. EEA and Norway Grants
Reducing disparities Strengthening bilateral relations
Tom Jurin
Financial Mechanism Office,
May 2013

2. EEA Agreement
Promoting trade and economic relations between the EU and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
European internal market with free movement of:
- Goods - Services
- Persons - Capital
Common rules
Equal framework conditions
Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are partners with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
This enables the free movement of goods, services, people and capital in the internal market.
The Agreement also covers cooperation in many other areas such as research, social policy and the environment.

3. The History of the Grants
Since the existence of the EEA Agreement
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New EU members in 2004
About 25 billion NOK from 1994 to 2014 or just above € 3 billion
Ever since the establishment of the EEA Agreement in 1994, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have provided funding to reduce social and economic disparities in the EEA.
Despite much progress in Europe, gaps in economic development and living standards persist. The expansions of the EU in 2004 and 2009 brought a 20% increase in the EU's population, but only a 5% increase in GDP.
Through the EEA and Norway Grants, we are helping to reduce disparities. The funding is targeted on areas where there are clear needs in the beneficiary countries and that are in line with national priorities and wider European goals.

4. Reduce social and economic disparities in Europe
Reduce social and economic disparities in Europe
Strengthened bilateral relations between 3 donor states and the 15 beneficiary states
EUR 1.79 billion from 2009 to 2014
Norway contributes 97% of the total
In the current periode the funding amounts to 1,79 billion euro.
The Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to reducing economic and social disparities and strengthening bilateral relations with 15 EU countries in Central ans Southern Europe.

5. Timeline
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Agreements
Policy framework:
Regulation, programme areas, MoUs
Establishing programmes
Programmes Grants to projects
So this is how the timeline for the periode looks like. Projects may be implemented until 2016.
Project implementation
Final reporting

6. Funding is channelled through 147 programmes in the 15 beneficiary countries.
Country allocations are based on population size and GDP per capita, making Poland the largest beneficiary state, followed by Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

7. EEA and Norway Grants
Areas we support.

8. Programmes EEA Norway Grants 2009-14 147 programmes projects finances
OVERALL OBJECTIVES
EEA Norway Grants
finances
Reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area (EEA)
Strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and the beneficiary countries
147 programmes
composed of
The Programme model:
How it works
Each beneficiary country agrees on a set of programmes with the donor countries, based on national needs and priorities and the scope for cooperation with the donor countries.
A national Focal Point is responsible for the overall management of programmes in each beneficiary country.
Programme Operators develope and manage the programmes, often in cooperation with a donor programme partner, and award funding to projects.
Projects are selected following calls for proposals organised by the Programme Operator.
projects

9. Organisational structure
Donor States
FMO
Embassies
National Focal Points
The Programme model:
How it works
Each beneficiary country agrees on a set of programmes with the donor countries, based on national needs and priorities and the scope for cooperation with the donor countries.
A national Focal Point is responsible for the overall management of programmes in each beneficiary country.
Programme Operators develope and manage the programmes, often in cooperation with a donor programme partner, and award funding to projects.
Projects are selected following calls for proposals organised by the Programme Operator.
Programme Operator
Donor Programme Partner
Project Promoter
Project Partner

10. Norway Grants
From this list Each country agreed on a set of programmes with the donor countries based on needs, priorities and the scope for bilateral cooperation.
Within each of thise programme areas there is a sett of objectives and focus areas to chose from when developing a programme.
This means that there are differences in the same kind of programme, from country to country.

11. National and local authorities NGOs and civil society organisations
Who can get involved?
National and local authorities
NGOs and civil society organisations
Private and public enterprises, and public- private pertnerships
Educational and research institutions
Students and educational staff
Similar entities from the donor countries can become partners in projects
Exactly who of these can get involved in each programmes will also variate from programme to programme, according to the priorities and focus areas of the programmes.
I believe that the most relevant programmes for you are the ones under NGO/Civil Society, Public Health, Children and youth and possibly some other as well.
Let me show you some examples with the health programmes.

12. Focus areas – Public health programmes
Universal access to safe, high-quality, efficient healthcare services with particular attention to the needs of vulnerable groups.
Strengthen cooperation between social and healthcare services.
Effective public health policies to prevent non-communicable diseases.

13. Focus areas – Public health programmes
Improved health surveillance and information systems, such as data registries to track and monitor population health.
Improve mental health services, such as development of strategies to enable community-based treatment of patients with mental disorders.
Awareness-raising campaigns for healthy lifestyles in the population generally and amoung young people in particular.
Projects are selected based on open calls for proposals organised by the programme operator in each beneficiary country. Calls are published on the websites of the programme opperators and on In some cases projects are already predefined.

14. ● Country Reduced inequalities between user groups
Prevent and reduce lifestyle diseases
Improve mental health
Prevent HIV/
AIDS & TB
Improve access to and quality of health services
National health registries / health informati on systems
Improve health governance
DPP
Grant amount (€ million)
Bulgaria ●
13.4
Cyprus  ●
1,2
Czech R. ▪ 
19.2
Estonia ● 
 8.9
Hungary
16.6
Lithuania 6
Poland 18 58
Portugal 10
Romania
8.1
Slovenia
10.2
This table showes the objectives of the different health programmes.
Before i show you our website and how to apply to projects, let me first explain the bilateral aspects of the grants and what kind of possibilities it provides.

15. Bilateral cooperation
Partnerships with public entities from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway in more than half of the programmes
Cooperation in projects
Bilateral funds
International organisations
Council of Europe
Transparency International
(Use speaking notes)
Strengthening bilateral relations is a primary objective of the EEA and Norway Grants. To enhance cooperation, partnerships between organisations in the donor and beneficiary countries are widely encuraged.
More than half of the programmes involve cooperation with partners from the donor countries. Partnerships in projects are also encuraged.
Funds are set in all beneficiary countries to support networking and fostering project partnerships.
The Grants also cooperate with the Council of Europe and Transparency International on issues of mutual concern.

16. Bilateral Fund Programme level
Measure a)
Seed money
Match-making b)
Networking
Exchange of know-how

17. National bilaterale fond
Country
EUR
Priority Sector
Implementation
Poland
2,890,500
All sectors
Predefined activities
Romania
1,529,750
Justice and home affairs, Health, Culture, Environment, Children and youth at risk, Anti-discrimination
Open call and predefined activities
Hungary
766,500
European fundamental values, Social welfare and gender, Environment
Open call
Czech Republic
659,000
Open call launched
Bulgaria
633,000
Combating drugs and organized crime, Children and youth at risk, European values

18. National bilaterale fond
Country
EUR
Priority sector
Implementation
Lithuania
420,000
Good governance, Social inclusion, Academic cooperation, Cultural exchange, EU presidency 2013
Open call and predefined activities
Slovakia
403,750
Culture, Environment, Social welfare
Latvia
364,750
Riga Cultural Capital 2014, EU presidency 2015, Justice and home affairs
Predefined activities
Greece
317,000
TBD
Portugal
289,750
Social exclusion in urban areas, Good governance, Climate change, Anti-discrimination
On-going Open call and predefined activities
Estland
243,000
Democratic values, Children and youth, Municipality cooperation

19. National bilaterale fond
Country
EUR
Priority sector
Implementation
Spain
229,250
Renewable energy, Gender, Culture , Civil society, Scholarship
Predefined activities, possibly open calls
Slovenia
134,500
Gender, Health, European integration
Predefined activities
Kypros
39,250
TBD
Malta
22,500
Conference for diplomats
Predefined activity

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