Hungary

Key areas of support

• Increasing uptake of environmentally friendly technologies
• Enhancing research cooperation between Hungary and Norway
• Strengthening civil society
• Improving the well-being of children and youth at risk
• Reducing inequalities in health and improving access to health services
• Increasing capacity to analyse vulnerability to climate change

2009-14 2004-09
Total allocation: €153.3 M Total allocation: €135.1 M
EEA Grants: €70.1 M EEA Grants: €60.8 M
Norway Grants: €83.2 M Norway Grants: €74.3 M

Get involved

Are you interested in funding and partnership opportunities in Hungary? Project partnerships between entities in Hungary and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are encouraged.

View overview of the process to apply for grant support

View step-by-step how to find or become a project partner

See how you may participate under the bilateral fund

Check eligibility and activities that may be supported under Hungarian programmes

Map and facts

Hungary_map
  Hungary EU-27
GDP per capita in PPS (EU=100) 66 100
Economic growth (% change on previous year) 1.7 1.5
Unemployment rate 10.9 9.7
Youth unemployment 26.1 21.4
Public debt (% of GDP) 80.6 82.5
Human development index 21 (EU-27 ranking)
Corruption perception index 19 (EU-27 ranking)
Inequality of income distribution* 3.4 5

Sources: Eurostat, UNDP, Transparency International. All data is from 2011 except where * indicates 2010

Programmes

Click on the programme names below for key facts about each and read why the programme is needed, what it will achieve and how, and partnership opportunities. For details on the application process and eligibility, consult the programme operator websites accessible via the below pages.

Programme Partner(s) Grant
(€ million)
Green innovation Innovation Norway* 21.2
Energy efficiency   8.4
Renewable energy National Energy Authority of Iceland 7.7
Adaption to climate change Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning 7
Bilateral research cooperation Research Council of Norway 24.1
NGO Fund   12.6
Children and youth at risk Council of Europe 11.2
Cultural and natural heritage Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage 11.2
Capacity building and institutional cooperation   8.3
Public health initiatives Norwegian Institute of Public Health 16.6
Scholarships Rannis - Icelandic Centre for Research, AIBA - National Agency for International Education Affairs (Liechtenstein), SIU - Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education 1.8
Decent work and tripartite dialogue  Innovation Norway* 0.5

*Programme operator

News, results and projects

 

Cooperation in education and research

The Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannis) is a donor programme partner in scholarship programmes in nine beneficiary countries and in one research programme. “Cooperation is the key concept,” says Viðar Helgason, explaining the organisation’s role in fostering partnerships and innovation.

EEA and Norway Grants in Hungary launched

Under the EEA and Norway Grants more than € 150 million will be made available for programmes and projects in Hungary in the coming years. On April 25 the EEA and Norway Grants were launched in Budapest.