News and events // 18/03/2010 //

A total of 570,520 EUR has been granted to the Civil Association for Development of Education, which endeavored to educate mayors and students of Eastern Slovakia in the area of waste management. In the end of February, chairman of the civil association Jaroslav Jurčo introduced the project to Norwegian ambassador Trine Skymoen.

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News and events // 05/02/2010 //

On February 1st 2010 in Detva, the inauguration of the first regional Service Centre in Slovakia took place. Norwegian Ambassador Trine Skymoen and British Ambassador Michael Roberts were also present at the opening.

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Photo: Detský domov Košická Nová Ves
News and events // 09/02/2010 //

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.

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News and events // 01/02/2010 //

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...

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News and events // 21/12/2009 //

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...

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