A Carmelite monastery in Sopronbánfalva has been renovated and made into an educational retreat and meditation centre with support from the EEA Grants. The new retreat centre will open in March 2011.
Norway supports Poland's efforts to improve its poor track-record of transposing European directives into national law.
Four unique, wooden weavers’ houses in the Polish town of Zgierz are being renovated and restored for future generations thanks to €1.4 million in support from the EEA Grants.
Two upper secondary schools in Norway and Slovakia are co-operating on a 2-year project teaching students about protecting the environment and the cultural heritage.
With support from the EEA and Norway Grants, the Bratislava self-governing region has developed a hydrotherapy centre to improve its therapeutic services for disabled children and adults.
A comprehensive social science research project leading the way for ecologically sustainable consumption and production is being carried out in Hungary.
In Trzcinica, one of the most important archaeological sites in Poland is being turned into an open air museum in order to protect the historic site and make it available for tourists.
Romanian police officers will receive new equipment and training to fight child pornography on the internet. Until now, police officers have lacked dedicated work stations with internet access.
In the historical heart of Bratislava's Old Town, the EEA and Norway Grants support the restoration of the cultural building 'Reduta', which is the home of the Slovak Philharmonic.
Lithuania's only prison for juvenile delinquents, housed in Soviet-era buildings with leaking roofs, will be upgraded with Norwegian support.
Renovation works in the medieval town cellars of Warsaw's Old Town reveal Polish treasures. In July, a sack with 1200 silver coins was discovered – the oldest dating back to 1663.
The modernisation of the Terespol border crossing at the Polish-Belarusian border is one of the largest projects supported by the Norway Grants. Nearly 1 million cars and coaches carry 2.3 million...