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Norway and the EU have reached agreement on a financial contribution of 1788,5 million euro for the period 2009–2014. “We are pleased that the new agreement on EEA financial mechanisms can finally be signed. This is a substantial contribution to reducing social and economic disparities in Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

Would you like to work in an inspiring diplomatic environment? The Mission of Norway to the EU in Brussels needs two new assistants. Read more

Gender equality is a horizontal priority that applies to all projects supported by the EEA and Norway Grants 2004-09. Read more

The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, visits Brussels Tuesday, June 22. Read more

The Norwegian Prime Minister visits Brussels Wednesday, June 16, for meetings with the EU. Subjects to be discussed are the financial crisis and the EU's response to the euro-crisis, regional issues (Arctic, Northern Dimension, Russia), climate change, energy dialogue and cooperation. Read more

The Oslo Climate and Forest Conference 2010 will take place in Oslo, Norway on 27 May. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will host the event.The purpose of the conference is to establish an interim partnership arrangement for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+). Read more

“Agreement has now been reached between the Norwegian and the Russian negotiating delegations on the bilateral maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean, said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. “This is a historic day. We have reached a breakthrough in the most important outstanding issue between Norway and the Russian Federation,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Read more

Although there are those who have warned that increased activity and unresolved boundaries in the Arctic would raise tensions, developments in the region are bearing witness to just the opposite. Read more

In the Swiêtokrzyskie Province in Poland, the EEA Grants are financing a programme to reduce mortality of fetuses and newborns and to protect the health of pregnant women. Read more

The Services Directive and the Food Law Package were among the key elements of the EEA Joint Committee in 2009. In an annual report submitted in the end of March, the committee presents its most important work in the past year, as well as an overview of the committee activities and decisions made in the EEA Joint Committee last year. Read more

The Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, sent a letter to Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, in March. In the letter, Stoltenberg expresses Norwegian views on Europe 2020, the new European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Read more

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liason Committee (AHLC) in Madrid 13 April. Read more

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient. Read more

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2010 to John Torrence Tate, University of Texas at Austin, for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers. The Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund was established in 2002 to award the Abel Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics. Read more

In Stegna, Poland, the Norway Grants has supported the renovation of the Social Assistance House. CO2 emissions from the building are reduced by 100 % and residents benefit from an improved indoor climate and living conditions. Read more

To reduce European disparities and strengthen democracies, civil society needs to be onboard. The EEA and Norway Grants support NGO projects in 12 countries, underpinned by a belief that social inclusion, human rights and political participation are best ensured by engaging and promoting an active civil society. Read more

The Internet should be an open and non-discriminatory platform for all types of communication and content distribution. This is a key element of the Norwegian network neutrality model that Willy Jensen, director general of the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (NPT), presented at an EFTA seminar in Brussels Tuesday 16 March. Read more

“The Internal Market Scoreboard confirms that the EEA EFTA states continue performing well”, says Per Sanderud, the President of the EFTA Surveillance Authority. At 0,7 percent, the average transposition deficit of Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway is the same as the EU Member States. Read more

A report on the Norway Grants support to Schengen and the judiciary projects has been published. Significant areas of support are law enforcement activities in Poland and improved conditions for prison inmates in Latvia and Lithuania. Read more

A new public commission that will inquire into the power relations of the Norwegian food supply chain, was presented Friday Februar 19. The Commission will review and report on power relation, evaluate trend development and make proposals for action furthering consumer interests with regard to price, product quality and availability. Read more