About the Cooperation Programmes

In July 2007, agreements to include Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area (EEA) were signed. Following this enlargement, Norway is granting €68 million through a new set of Cooperation Programmes with the two new member states.
31/10/2007 ::

The objective
The objective is to stimulate economic growth and sustainable development, and to promote innovation and technology transfer. Consequently, the programmes will prioritise sectors in which Norway has specific competencies and technologies, and the Beneficiary States have specific needs. Read more about these sectors here.
 
To be eligible for support, a partnership between a participant from one of the beneficiary states and a participant from Norway must be established, and it must be established prior to application. Read more about the requirements for partnerships, and advice on how to find a partner, here.
 
Who can participate?
Public or private companies, institutions, ministries, non-governmental organisations and social partners are all eligible applicants within the sectors of priority to the programmes, provided that they are legal entities, and that a partnership has been established.
 
Essential readings
To get a necessary understanding of the conditions for support through the programmes, and to fully understand the rules and procedures for applications, we urge you to carefully read the document named “Applicant's Guide” that is included in our section for relevant documents on this website.

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