EEA AND NORWAY GRANTS2014-2021

14 February 2019Árni Páll Árnason Financial Mechanism Office

BrusselsDeputy Director

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…

Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (“the EFTA States”) shall contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and to the strengthening of their relations with the Beneficiary States, through financial contributions in the priority sectors listed in Article 3.

Protocol 38(c), Article 1.1.

15 Beneficiary Countries

€2.8 bn:

Beneficiaries: EU cohesion countries (GNI lower than 90 % of the EU average)

Biggest beneficiaries: Poland and Romania

€1.3 bn

€1.5 bn

Together for a green, competetive and inclusive Europe

€578m

€411m

€409m

€373m

€340m

€93m

PS1 - Innovation and Research

PS4 - Culture, Civil Society, GoodGovernance

PS3 - Environment and Energy

PS2 - Social Inclusion

PS5 - Justice and Home Affairs

Regional Funds

5 Priority sectors

23 Programme areas

2 new funds: Youth Employment and Regional Cooperation

Expected resultsFrom 95 programme concept notes developed so far, we expect:

750,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved every year

65,000 professionals trained

400,000 people benefiting from new or improved services

18,200 Roma reached by empowerment measures

3,800 Civil Society organisations supported

Expected resultsFrom 95 programme concept notes developed so far, we expect:

Over 1665 projects implemented with a donor project partner

3,600 staff and students from beneficiary states taking partin exchanges

1250 staff and students from donor states taking part inexchanges

390 joint articles submitted to peer-reviewed publications

The Fund for Youth EmploymentStatus

26 projects in implementation

195 partners from all beneficiary states + Ireland, Italy, Spain.

Involvement from 13 Norwegian and 4 Icelandic partners

Focus on young people between 15 and 29, particularly 25-29 year olds NEET.

Expected resultsIncreased employability of over 19,000 young people3,000 jobs created

Status

700 project applications submitted

Lead partners from all 15 Beneficiary States

884 partners from the 10 neighbouring countries

40 project consortia submitted full proposal

The Fund for Regional Cooperation

Lead partnerExpertise partner Partner from EEA and Norway Grants Beneficiary country Partner from a third (non-EEA) country

Status of Bilateral Funds (2014 - 2021)Status

Total allocation: €50.3m – 40% to programmes, calls and initiatives (€20m)

Bilateral Fund Agreements signed with 14 Beneficiary States

Joint Committees in each beneficiary country

First activities and calls launched since mid-2018

What have we achieved?

Green industry innovation

1100 Permanentgreen jobs

31technologies

commercialised

200technologies

developed

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Energy

169Enterprises developed technology

benefitting the environment

525 000tonnes/year reduced

or avoided

108,666 Mwh/year

Renewable energy production (from solar,

hydro, geo and biomass)

Research & scholarships

1 230internationally

refereed scientific publications

1 050PhD students and

postdocs supported

384Institutions cooperating across the donors and beneficiary countries

Justice

90 000Professionals

received training

267 000Have received

assistance or legal advice

15 750victims of domestic and gender-based violence

benefitting from support

More knowledgeable judgesStronger judicial system

Health

2 millionbenefitting from improved health

services

14 000students and professionals

trained

70targeted interventions to reduce inequalities

in health

Civil society

330laws, policies and

practices improved or changed

25 000citizens

benefitted from human rights

support

430NGO coalitions and networks developed

Thank you!www.eeagrants.orgFacebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, InstagramYouTube: EEANorwayGrantsMail: info-fmo@efta.int

What the FMO can bring to the EFTA family…

Increasing local transparency.

Lower carbon emissions Better lives

Strengthening TB treatmentSaving lives

Improving carbon capture.

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