EEA GRANTS
The EEA Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. There are two overall objectives: reduction of economic and social disparities in Europe, and to strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. The three donor countries cooperate closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The donors have provided €3.3 billion through consecutive grant schemes between 1994 and 2014.
For the period 2014-2021, the EEA Grants amount to €1.55 billion, being allocated to the following priority sectors:
The EEA Grants are jointly financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, whose contributions are based on their GDP. Romania benefits, in the period between 2014 – 2021, from a budget of 500 million euro, the second largest financial allocation given out by the EEA and Norway Grants.
In Romania, the Ministry of European Investments and Projects through the General Directorate for Mechanisms and Non-refundable Financial Instruments is designated as the National Focal Point (NFP) which has the overall responsibility regarding the achievement of general objectives of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and for implementing the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding.
Learn more about NFP on www.eeagrants.ro and Facebook.