Norwegian Funds
The EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (i.e. the so-called EEA and Norway Grants) are a form of non-repayable foreign aid granted by Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein to new EU members – several countries of Central and Southern Europe and the Baltic States. These funds are related to the accession of Polish to the European Union and the simultaneous entry of our country into the European Economic Area (which consists of EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). In return for the financial assistance provided, donor countries benefit from access to the EU's internal market even though they are not members of the EU.
The main objective of the Norway Grants and EEA Funds is to contribute to reducing economic and social disparities within the EEA and to strengthen bilateral relations between donor and beneficiary countries.
The Culture Programme was created on the basis of previous experience in the implementation of Norwegian and EEA funds in the cultural sector in Poland.
The main objective of the Programme is to develop cultural cooperation, entrepreneurship in the cultural sector and management of cultural heritage. The activities implemented under the Programme will lead to the following effects:
- improving the management of cultural heritage
- improving access to art and culture
- dissemination of the concept of audience development
- increasing knowledge about Jewish cultural heritage
- improve cooperation between institutions/organisations from Polish and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Source: https://www.eog.gov.pl , https://eogkultura.mkidn.gov.pl