<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The EEA Agreement</title><link>https://www.eu-norway.org/about/</link><description></description><item><guid>a2119a09-0fac-42d1-a776-b8c322e08a96</guid><title>The EEA and Norway Grants</title><link>https://www.eu-norway.org/about/eeafinancial/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Norway contributes more than € 284 million annually to social and economic cohesion in the enlarged EU/EEA through the EEA and Norway Grants established in 2004. This increase made Norway one of the largest contributors of the&amp;nbsp;30 countries in the enlarged EEA.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:53:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>33f5d4df-3c6b-4d61-9ddc-9e60dd217365</guid><title>Enlargement of the EU and the EEA </title><link>https://www.eu-norway.org/about/41C3B197_B600_4489_8D22_A35FA685B979/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Through the EEA Enlargement Agreement, Norway and the two other EEA EFTA States are associated with EU enlargement. The EEA Enlargement Agreement ensures the participation of the twelve EU Accession States in the EEA and provides for Financial Mechanisms through which the three EEA EFTA States jointly and Norway bilaterally are contributing substantially to reducing social and economic disparities in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:53:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>1a35cbd9-155f-49e9-935b-809e597dd647</guid><title>Scope and Institutional Aspects</title><link>https://www.eu-norway.org/about/The_Agreement/</link><description>&lt;b&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The EEA Agreement extends the EU Internal Market to three EFTA countries, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The institutional structure under the EEA Agreement is conceived as two pillars with certain joint EU-EFTA bodies for decision shaping, decision making and dispute settlement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:53:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>e1bd0891-cdbf-4c8c-8da8-e3a640ebf19d</guid><title>European Economic Area </title><link>https://www.eu-norway.org/about/eeaforside/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:53:23 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
