The children and staff at the Children’s house foster home in Košická Nová Ves, Slovakia, have had a memorable holiday season. Next Christmas, several of the children will have moved out from their dormitories and into family-style residential houses, thanks to €400 000 from the EEA and Norway Grants.

The annual meeting of the EEA FM and the NFM began on 5 November 2009 with a visit to projects in central Slovakia with the participation of the deputy prime minister of Slovakia – Dušan Čaplovič, representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Anders Erdal and Berit Helene Pettersen, the Norwegian ambassador in Slovakia – Her Excellency Trine Skymoen, a representative of the Fin...

Today, the EEA/EFTA countries signed an agreement with the EU on new financial contributions. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “The new EEA Financial Mechanism gives Norway a historic opportunity to strengthen cooperation with the new EU member states. Many of these countries are struggling with high unemployment and a difficult economic situation. It is very much in Norwa...