Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Antisemitism is one of the most alarming examples of how prejudice can endure and linger on for centuries. Norway has supported and continue to support several initiatives through the EEA and Norway Grants to tackle antisemitism and to revive Jewish
Education for Roma children in Bulgaria. Improved air quality in Polish cities. Many projects and programmes are underway, several in cooperation with Norwegian partners. Read the report online or order a copy by mail.
New collective agreements and better health and safety standards are some of the results that have been achieved in 13 Central European countries through the Global Fund for Decent Work and Tripartite Dialogue under the Norway Grants.
Payments to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants were suspended on 9 May 2014. This followed a unilateral decision by the Hungarian authorities to move the implementation and monitoring of the Grants scheme out of central government
The last few months, the UN has given important positions in Cyprus to two Norwegians. Did you know that Norway also provides substantial support for dialogue and reconciliation across the divide through the EEA and Norway Grants?
Norway and Hungary have still not reached an agreement on lifting of the suspension of the EEA and Norway Grants to the country.
With the celebration of the International Women’s Day around the corner, we take the opportunity to focus on violence against women in Europe - a violation of fundamental human rights which cuts across all levels of society.
Dogs are introduced to help disadvantaged children in Hungary. “Without the support from the EEA and Norway Grants we could never have helped so many children.”
The message from the EEA and Norway Grants conference on trafficking in human beings is clear: Protection of victims and securing their rights come first.
State secretary for EU and EEA Affairs Ingvild Næss Stub addressed the conference «Putting victims first» in Warsaw, November 2013. She emphasized Norwegian experiences and Norwegian support for victims of trafficking through the EEA and Norway
Norway Grants finance programmes that contribute to increased competitiveness of green enterprises, including greening of existing industries in Europe.
Norway is a key partner of this year’s Fundamental Rights Conference through the EEA and Norway Grants. The conference is a high level annual event, organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Projects supporting Roma inclusion under the EEA and Norway Grants 2004-2009 contributed to Roma empowerment, more inclusive policies and building bridges between Roma and non-Roma communities. This is one of the findings in an independent study on
On 22 July the Council of Europe’s No Hate Speech Movement organises a European action day to commemorate and support victims of hate crime.
This EEA and Norway Grants Annual Report, which covers the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, presents the aims, challenges and achievements in the 15 beneficiary countries.
Norway is mobilising against hate speech in Europe. Through the EEA and Norway Grants we have entered into a strategic partnership with the Council of Europe’s youth project on combating hate speech online launched this week.
Through new, bilateral cooperation programmes Norway will make €68 million available to Romania and Bulgaria over the two next years. The programmes will be launched in the first half of November.