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Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the EU have signed the agreements on the EEA and Norway Grants for the period 2014-2021. Click here to find out more.

Key areas of support

  • Increasing energy efficiency
  • Promoting green innovation in cooperation with Norwegian enterprises
  • Improving environmental monitoring and protecting biodiversity
  • Improving access to public health services
  • Increasing research cooperation between Norway and Poland
  • Contributing to a more efficient judicial system

Allocation

2004-09
2009-14
2014-21
Total allocation:€558.6 M
EEA Grants:€280.8 M
Norway Grants:€277.8 M
Total allocation:€578.1 M
EEA Grants:€266.9 M
Norway Grants:€311.2 M
Total allocation:€809.3 M
EEA Grants:€397.8 M
Norway Grants:€411.5 M

Key results in Poland

Enhancing research cooperation between Norway and Poland

+700

Polish and Norwegian researchers involved in joint projects

Increasing educational cooperation

0

Polish students on exchange in Iceland (32), Liechtenstein (4) and Norway (226)


Improving the efficiency and quality of the justice system in Poland

0

Training certificates on the use of alternatives to prison issued to judges, prosecutors and prison staff

Strengthening environmental cooperation between Poland and Norway

80%

Projects realised in partnership with Norwegian environmental entities


Promoting joint cultural projects and performances

0

Cultural events reaching +600 000 people

Improving decent work and social dialogue in Poland

+9000

People trained


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Programme overview

Click on the programme names below for key facts and information about each programme, calls for proposals, partnerships, projects and news. For details on the application process and eligibility, consult the programme operator websites accessible via the below pages. Show all programmes

Click on the programme names below for key facts and information about each programme, calls for proposals, partnerships, projects and news. For details on the application process and eligibility, consult the programme operator websites accessible via the below pages.

Programme Partner(s) Grant (million €)
Biodiversity and ecosystem services   21.1
Environmental monitoring and integrated planning and control Norwegian Environment Agency 15
Energy efficiency and renewable energy   144.2
Green industry innovation Innovation Norway* 20
NGO Fund   37
Local and regional initiatives   9.8
Public health initiatives Norwegian Directorate of Health 76
Cultural and natural heritage   70.2
Diversity in culture and arts Arts Council Norway 11
Scholarships Icelandic Centre for Research Agency for Educational Affairs (Liechtenstein)  Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education 15
Research cooperation Research Council of Norway 63.2
Decent work and tripartite dialogue Innovation Norway*  3.1
Domestic and gender‐based violence   3.6
Schengen and cross‐border crime   10
Judicial capacity‐building Norwegian Courts Administration 14
Correctional services Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service 13
Bilateral national fund- funding for developing bilateral cooperation and activities of bilateral interest with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway

*Programme operator

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Distribution of funding 2009-14

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Country facts

  Poland EU-28
GDP per capita in PPS (EU=100) 68 100
Economic growth (% change on previous year) 3.3 1.4
Unemployment rate (%)* 7.2 9.1
Youth unemployment rate (%)* 20.5 20.0
Public debt (% of GDP) 50.4 86.8
Gender pay gap (%) 7.7 16.1
At-risk-of-poverty rate (%) 24.7 24.4
Human development index (2014) 20 (EU-28 ranking)
Corruption perception index (2014) 15 (EU-28 ranking)

Sources: Eurostat, UNDP, Transparency International. All data is from 2014 except where * indicates 2015. Last updated in June 2016.

Projects

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Results from the previous funding period

Read about results in Poland in the 2004-2009 funding period

Get involved

Are you interested in funding and partnership opportunities in Poland? Project partnerships between entities in Poland 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 a fund promoting cooperation

National contact

Ministry for Economic Development, Department for Assistance Programmes

Documents

Poland factsheet (PDF) MoU EEA Grants 09-14 (in force as of 18 June 2011, amended 31 October 2014) (PDF) MoU Norway Grants 09-14 (in force as of 11 June 2011, amended 10 July 2014 and 31 October 2014)) (PDF) MoU EEA Grants 04-09 (signed 14 October 2004, and as amended in December 2007 and on 9 November 2010) (PDF) MoU Norway Grants 04-09 (signed 14 October 2004, and as amended in December 2007 and on 9 November 2010) (PDF)

Project stories, news and features

CZ -2 cred Robin Maddock

Working together to help young people get work

31.08.2017

More than 300 project ideas on how to get young people into the labour market were submitted by the deadline for applications to the new EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment.

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Women on the move

10.03.2017

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the EEA and Norway Grants have taken a week to celebrate the work and the people that, with the help of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, promote gender equality every day.

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