2009
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Music, poetry and film jam in Cyprus' UN buffer zone
22.12.2009The "Home for Cooperation" in the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia arranged an inter-communal music, poetry and film jam on 19-20 December 2009.
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Agreement reached on EEA and Norway Grants 2009-14
18.12.2009On 18 December 2009, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway signed what are known as agreed minutes containing the outcome of the negotiations on new EEA and Norway Grants.
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Open call for the Polish Cross-border Partnership Programme
18.12.2009An overall amount of nearly €700 000 is made available to bilateral and multilateral cross-border cooperation projects in Poland.
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Festive season in reconstructed nursery school
17.12.2009Christmas preparations are well underway for the children at the municipal nursery school in Idrija, Slovenia.
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Open call for the Czech Technical Assistance Fund
16.12.2009The Czech Technical Assistance Fund of the EEA and Norway Grants has launched an open call for grants up to €100 000.
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Christmas at the Disabled Childrens Centre in Zamosc
14.12.2009Christmas is a special time of the year for the children at the Disabled Children’s Centre in Zamosc, Poland, which has undergone an extensive renovation thanks to support from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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Joining forces against corruption
14.12.2009Media and civil society representatives from Hungary and Norway were gathered at an EEA and Norway Grants supported anti-corruption workshop in Budapest on the International Day against corruption on 9 December.
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Ambassador excursion in Slovenia
02.12.2009On 21 October, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ljubljana organised an informational excursion on the EEA and Norway Grants for Slovenia-based ambassadors from the Western Balkans and the 27 EU member states.
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EEA and Norway Grants featured at POLEKO 2009
02.12.2009Several EEA and Norway Grants funded environmental projects were presented at the POLEKO 2009 International Trade Fair in Environmental Protection in Poznan, Poland, on 24-27 November.
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Creating cultural meeting places
01.12.2009Cultural heritage preservation and cultural exchange projects provide new meeting places and play an important role in urban renewal and economic development by attracting tourists and investment, as well as forming a basis for local identity.
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Promoting Sami culture in the Czech Republic
30.11.20096 Czech and Norwegian universities cooperate on teaching the Czech public about Sami language and culture. The project is supported by the Czech scholarship fund.
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15th century castle opened to the public
30.11.2009Zywiec municipality in Poland has restored its 15th century old castle and the adjacent Habsburg Park in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage Research, forming the basis for a new cultural tourism product and providing local residents with a new meeting place.
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Re-creating Ibsen in Krakow and Oslo
30.11.2009The Polish Cultural Exchange Fund of the EEA and Norway Grants has financed a Polish-Norwegian artistic exchange to make the works of Henrik Ibsen available to a wider audience.
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Jewish life in Oslo and Wroclaw
30.11.2009The Bente Kahan Foundation and the Wrocław Center for Jewish Culture and Education have been awarded a grant to organise a series of concerts and cultural events to spread information to the Norwegian and Polish public about Jewish culture and traditions.
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Manor School becomes multi-use cultural centre
27.11.2009During the last year, the 18th century Koigi Manor School in Estonia has been comprehensively renovated to offer better working conditions for pupils and teachers and a new exhibition space for the village`s cultural and social events.