Where the funding is concentrated
The largest of the 24 programme areas in this period. The 2014–2021 period predates the three-pillar structure; its funding is organised as a flat list of programme areas.
Results at a glance · 2014–2021
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Contributed by 3 donor states
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Norway
Allocated to 15 beneficiary states
€2.80bn total contribution
Headline figures for 2014–2021
€2.80bn
Total contribution
15
Beneficiary states
120
Programmes
6,887
Projects contracted
PA01 €326m
Business Development, Innovation and SMEs
View projectsPA10 €254m
Local Development and Poverty Reduction
View projectsPA02 €228m
Research
View projectsPA15 €227m
Civil Society
View projectsPA12 €217m
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security
View projectsPA14 €203m
Cultural Entrepreneurship, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Cooperation
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Where the money goes
Allocations to the 15 beneficiary states for 2014–2021. Poland and Romania receive the largest shares, reflecting population and need.
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| Country | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Poland | €809m |
| Romania | €503m |
| Hungary | €215m |
| Bulgaria | €210m |
| Czechia | €185m |
| Lithuania | €118m |
| Greece | €117m |
| Slovakia | €113m |
| Croatia | €103m |
| Portugal | €103m |
| Latvia | €102m |
| Estonia | €68m |
| Slovenia | €38m |
| Cyprus | €12m |
| Malta | €8m |
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Total EEA and Norway Grants allocation per state · 2014–2021
View data for “Allocation by beneficiary country, 2014–2021”
| Category | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Poland | €809m |
| Romania | €503m |
| Hungary | €215m |
| Bulgaria | €210m |
| Czechia | €185m |
| Lithuania | €118m |
| Greece | €117m |
| Slovakia | €113m |
| Croatia | €103m |
| Portugal | €103m |
| Latvia | €102m |
| Estonia | €68m |
| Slovenia | €38m |
| Cyprus | €12m |
| Malta | €8m |
Split by mechanism
View data for “Allocation by financial mechanism, 2014–2021”
| Segment | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| EEA Grants | €1.49bn | 55% |
| Norway Grants | €1.21bn | 45% |
| Total | €2.70bn | 100% |
- EEA Grants €1.49bn · 55%
- Norway Grants €1.21bn · 45%
How allocations shifted between periods
How each beneficiary state's allocation changed between 2014–2021 and 2021–2028
View data for “Change in allocation per beneficiary state, 2014–2021 to 2021–2028”
| Subject | 2014–2021 | 2021–2028 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | €503m | €535m | +€33m | +6% |
| Greece | €117m | €143m | +€26m | +23% |
| Bulgaria | €210m | €233m | +€23m | +11% |
| Poland | €809m | €830m | +€21m | +3% |
| Czechia | €185m | €202m | +€18m | +10% |
| Croatia | €103m | €119m | +€16m | +16% |
| Hungary | €215m | €228m | +€13m | +6% |
| Portugal | €103m | €113m | +€11m | +10% |
| Slovenia | €38m | €45m | +€7.2m | +19% |
| Cyprus | €12m | €16m | +€4.3m | +38% |
| Slovakia | €113m | €117m | +€4.2m | +4% |
| Malta | €8m | €10m | +€2m | +25% |
| Estonia | €68m | €64m | -€3.5m | -5% |
| Latvia | €102m | €98m | -€3.8m | -4% |
| Lithuania | €118m | €106m | -€12m | -10% |
| Total | €2.70bn | €2.86bn | +€159m | +6% |
The envelope moves from €2.70bn to €2.86bn across the 15 beneficiary states.
Country allocation is directly comparable across the two periods. Programme areas are not: the taxonomies changed, and the same code means a different subject in each period.
Largest projects
The biggest grants awarded in this period.
Poland
The pilot rehabilitation complexes for inmates
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The objective of the project is to improve the correctional services in Poland. The project focuses on establishing 5 pilot correctional complexes, training of staff, work experience and implementation of reintegration programmes and inter-institutional cooperation. The project is divided into three modules: </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 1</strong> - construction of 5 pilot correctional complexes, each consisting of a pilot prison/residential pavilion, a production hall and a half-way house for inmate rehabilitation. The prison pavilions will provide necessary infrastructure so that sentences can be served in humane conditions in line with CPT standards. Prisoners will have the possibility of working while serving the sentence. The investment will allow to streamline the principle of progression in punishment and seamless penal system. This should entail the convicted person’s stay in a penal institution followed by accommodation in a half-way house accompanied by a rehabilitation programme; engagement of personnel trained according to modernized training programmes; and close cooperation of the prison system with third parties implementing tasks in the justice chain area. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 2</strong> - training of penitentiary staff responsible for conducting penitentiary programmes in accordance with the adopted innovative model. Training for prison staff will be proceeded by preparation of prison staff competence profiles, identification of competence gaps and preparation of curricula. They will receive practical training in the new prisons after completion of the training courses. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Module 3</strong> - support of probation through the development of the risk/needs assessment system for estimating the risk of re-offending among inmates and through changes in criminal law, sanctioning the existence of such a risk/needs assessment tool. Training of staff will be provided. Moreover, training on the use of alternative sanctions will be provided for penitentiary judges, probation officers and prison service personnel.</span></span></p>
€58m
Grant awarded
Central Board of Prison Service
Bulgaria
Enhancing the capacity of the prison staff, building a pilot prison facility connected to a training centre and improving the rehabilitation of prisoners
<p>The project contributes to Programme outcome “Improved correctional services”.</p> <p>The project supports the measures related to the implementation of penitentiary reform in order to meet the new challenges and international commitments of the Bulgarian state and to achieve real and long-term results. </p> <p>The specific objectives of the project are:</p> <ul> <li>Improving the correctional system by building a "pilot prison". The construction of the new prison facility will reduce the prison population in the area and create conditions that meet European standards, recommendations and good practices. A modern staff training center will be established to be linked to the "pilot prison", capacity up to 100 students and equipped halls for interactive group training and self-study.</li> <li>Upgrading and modernizing the concept of staff training and building a knowledge-based organization. It is planned to increase the capacity of the prison staff through training focused on ethics, values and dynamic security, including working with vulnerable groups (Roma, juvenile drug addicts).</li> <li>Improving rehabilitation of prisoners and enhancing their social competences to reduce recurrence, with a focus on vulnerable groups. With the support and supervision of mentors (probation inspectors in prisons), various programs will be implemented for social competences, parental care and restoration of family ties, the realization of the labor market and other skills.</li> <li>Enhancing synergy and cooperation with stakeholders and civil society to improve the follow-up care of prisoners after their release. An inter-institutional cooperation network will be established with the help of mentors and opportunities will be provided to support prisoners, depending on individual needs. before and after their release. This will help their social inclusion and reduce the risk of re-offending and harming society.</li> </ul>
€24m
Grant awarded
General Directorate, Execution of Sentences (GDES)
Romania
Correctional
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The project aims at improving, with support from Norwegian partners, the overall performance of the Romanian prison and probation systems, so as to facilitate the social reinsertion of convicts.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">Despite the improvements registered in the Romanian correctional system, there are still challenges and needs that have to be addressed concerning detention and probation infrastructure, the development of specific intervention tools/ programmes for working with offenders, as well as the availability of sufficient and adequately trained staff. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">In this respect, the project will address the organizational management, working tools, overall capacity, reintegration processes, human resources, working and detention conditions, awareness raising, as well as issues concerning Roma and other social exclusion risk categories of offenders. A special focus will be on developing specific social reintegration interventions in 2 pilot correctional centers</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">where 630 new detention places will be built </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">in line with the European Prison Rules</span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">. Also, </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">the project aims at continuing the improvement of the working conditions of the probation staff and the functioning of the probation system by providing the necessary investments for this purpose.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The project shall directly benefit to inmates and former inmates, offenders, including persons under probation supervision, minor and young offenders, with a special focus on Roma and other social exclusion risk categories of offenders, as well as to prison and probation staff.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif">The project is built on the Norwegian „seamless principle” and it envisages its translation in the Romanian correctional system. This should lead to a close structured cooperation between the Romanian prison and probation systems, as well as to a strengthened collaboration with the local authorities, to ensure an integrated approach of the specific interventions and to establish a smooth transition of offenders from prison via the probation service and into the community.</span></span></span></span></p>
€23m
Grant awarded
National Administration of Penitentiaries