Slovakia

Key areas of support

  • Increasing competitiveness of green enterprises and green job creation
  • Preventing and tackling domestic violence
  • Improving flood resilience and raising public awareness of flood prevention
  • Strengthening cross-border cooperation with Ukraine
  • Promoting social inclusion of Roma
2009-14 2004-09
Total allocation: €80.75 M Total allocation: €70.3 M
EEA Grants: €38.35 M EEA Grants: €32.3 M
Norway Grants: €42.4 M Norway Grants: €38 M

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

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See how you may participate under the bilateral fund

Check eligibility and activities that may be supported under Slovak programmes

Map and facts

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  Slovakia EU-27
GDP per capita in PPS (EU=100) 73 100
Economic growth (% change on previous year) 3.3 1.5
Unemployment rate 13.5 9.7
Youth unemployment 33.2 21.4
Public debt (% of GDP) 43.3 82.5
Human development index 19 (EU-27 ranking)
Corruption perception index 23 (EU-27 ranking)
Inequality of income distribution* 3.8 5

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

Distribution of funding 2009-14

Distribution of funding in Slovakia

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.