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27/05/2009 :: As part of Norway’s contribution to the EEA Financial Mechanisms, the Government will earmark EUR 140 million over five years for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in selected EU member states. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Stoltenberg today at the Government’s high-level conference Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Capture and Storage in Bergen. + Read more

03/06/2009 :: The EEA and Norway Grants status report 2009 highlights the major achievements of the social and economic development projects that Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway support in Central and Southern Europe. + Read more

28/05/2009 :: The European Wergeland Centre’s Inauguration Event is taking place in Oslo 28-29 May. The Norwegian Royal Family, represented by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will attend the opening, as well as both national and international ministers, politicians, ambassadors and high level experts. + Read more

19/05/2009 :: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will be hosting the High-Level Conference on Climate Change and Technology in Bergen on 27-28 May 2009. The agenda will focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology that could prove crucial if the world is to achieve necessary cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions. + Read more