Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the European Union have now signed an agreement on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.

Negotiations on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants were formally launched in June 2022, and negotiators reached agreement in November 2023. On 25 June 2024, the agreement was approved by the Council of the EU, which represents the Member States of the European Union.  The agreement was signed in Brussels today by Norway’s Ambassador to the EU Anders Eide, Kristján Andri Stefánsson, Iceland’s Ambassador to the EU, Pascal Schafhauser, Liechtenstein’s Ambassador to the EU, and Deputy Secretary-General John Watson from the EU. 

For the 2021–2028 period, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are providing 3.2 billion to 15 EU Member States to enhance cohesion in Europe. A total of EUR 183 million has been earmarked for measures to help address the ramifications of Russia’s war on Ukraine in the Beneficiary States.   

The three priority areas that have been designated are: 

  • European green transition 
  • Democracy, rule of law and human rights 
  • Social inclusion and resilience 
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