Lithuania

Key areas of support

• Judicial reform, including wider use of alternatives to prison
• Fighting cross-border and organised crime
• Promoting green industry innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Halting the loss of biodiversity and protection of ecosystems
• Promoting cooperation between local authorities and public institutions in Lithuania and Norway

2009-14 2004-09
Total allocation: €84 M Total allocation: €67.3 M
EEA Grants: €38.4 M EEA Grants: €27 M
Norway Grants: €45.6 M Norway Grants: €40.3 M

Get involved

Are you interested in funding and partnership opportunities in Lithuania? Project partnerships between entities in Lithuania 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 Lithuanian programmes

Map and facts

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  Lithuania EU-27
GDP per capita in PPS (EU=100) 62 100
Economic growth (% change on previous year) 5.9 1.5
Unemployment rate 15.4 9.7
Youth unemployment 32.9 21.4
Public debt (% of GDP) 38.5 82.5
Human development index 23 (EU-27 ranking)
Corruption perception index 18 (EU-27 ranking)
Inequality of income distribution* 7.3 5

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

Distribution of funding 2009-14

Distribution of funding in Lithuania

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)
Integrated marine and inland water management Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management 5
Biodiversity and ecosystem services Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management 6.5
Green industry innovation Innovation Norway 8
NGO Fund   5.5
Children and youth at risk   6.3
Local and regional initiatives

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency

Norwegian Police Directorate

8
Public health initiatives   6
Cultural and natural heritage Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage 9
Diversity in culture and arts  Arts Council Norway 1
Scholarships Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education 1.4
Decent work and tripartite dialogue Innovation Norway* 0.5
Schengen and cross‐border crime   3.4
Judicial capacity building Norwegian Court Administration 7.7
Correctional services Norwegian Correctional Services 7.7

 *Programme operator

News, results and projects

 

World Heritage Day 18 April: celebrating heritage

Around the globe people are celebrating World Heritage Day today. The EEA Grants support cultural heritage programmes in fourteen beneficiary countries which aim at conserving and revitalising cultural and natural heritage and improving public accessibility.

Decent work on the agenda

Through the Grants, Norway provides € 8 million for projects promoting the decent work agenda and foster tripartite dialogue.