Framework Co-operation Agreement-Operation Agreement • September 5th, 2011
Contract Type FiledSeptember 5th, 2011Within the framework of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2009-2014, the EEA EFTA states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will provide € 1.79 billion to reduce economic and social disparities within the EEA and also to strengthen bilateral relations between the Donor and Beneficiary States. The funds will be channelled through two financial mechanisms, namely the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, the latter being financed exclusively by Norway. The day-to-day management of the financial mechanisms has been delegated to the FMO. The EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism will fund various projects in 32 different programme areas in the Beneficiary States: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. Each Beneficiary State will implement a number of programmes to be agreed with the Donor States in a Me