1. The EEA and Norway Grants Reducing disparities Strengthening relations Mr Stein Mona Country Officer, Financial Mechanism Office Croatia Launch 16 June 2014

2. EEA Agreement Article 115 …With a view to promoting a continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Contracting Parties agree on the need to reduce the economic and social disparities between their regions…

5. 1994-1998 Greece, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Spain €500 mill. in project support, interest rebates on loans amounting to €1.5 billion in the European Investment Bank (EIB) 1999-2003 Greece, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Portugal and Spain €119.6 mill. 2004-2009 10 new member states joined the EU in 2004 plus Greece, Portugal, Spain €1.3 bill. Bulgaria and Romania received support 2007-2009 2009-2014 15 beneficiary states €1.8 bill. Croatia becomes 16. beneficiary state 2014 - ?

7. How we work Organisational structure

8. EEA GRANTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CIVIL SOCIETY HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK - SOCIAL INCLUSION - PUBLIC HEALTH -GENDER EQUALITY - ASYLUM AND MIGRATION PROTECTING CULTURAL HERITAGE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP NORWAY GRANTS CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE GREEN INDUSTRY INNOVATION DECENT WORK AND TRIPARTITE DIALOGUE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT -CAPACITY BUILDING -CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION -PUBLIC HEALTH -GENDER EQUALITY JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS - DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE -SCHENGEN COOPERATION AND COMBATING CROSS-BORDER CRIME -JUDICIAL CAPACITY BUILDING - CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

9. Bilateral Relations Cooperation with donor state entities In programmes (donor programme partners) In projects Through bilateral funds

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