Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· RO-HOMEAFFAIRS · 2014–2021
Home Affairs
Strengthened rule of law
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€24m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €24m
Funded by Norway Grants
€28m 115% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
5
Projects signed
4
Donor programme partners
2
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asylum and Migration PA18 | €5m | 20.8% |
| International Police Cooperation and Combating Crime PA20 | €11m | 43.8% |
| Disaster Prevention and Preparedness PA23 | €8.5m | 35.4% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- National focal point
- General Directorate Technical Assistance and Financial Mechanisms
- Short name
- RO-HOMEAFFAIRS
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
- Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security
- National Police Directorate
- Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
- Norwegian Directorate of Immigration
Bilateral ambitions
€ 250,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
5 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- In developing the concept note and during the implementation of the programme, the Programme Operator shall seek to ensure synergies with the programme Justice in order to strengthen the justice chain, inter alia, regarding access to justice, good governance, gender based violence and trafficking in human beings.
- No more than 60% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
- Synergies between the programme areas within this programme shall be explored during the concept note phase and implementation of the programme.
- The projects shall enhance the interaction and cooperation with relevant Civil society organisations.
- This programme shall contribute to the improvement of the situation for the Roma population and shall contribute towards the target set in section 2 ''Specific concerns'' of this Annex.
The 5 projects
€28m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 3 2019
- 2 2020
- Smallest grant
- €2.8m
- Median
- €4.9m
- Largest
- €8.9m
| Largest projects | Signed | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthening national capacities in the area of international police cooperation and combating crime General Inspectorate of Romanian Police | 12 March 2020 | €8.9m |
| Improving disaster risk resilience by enhanced preparedness for search and rescue and bomb removal missions The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations | 25 April 2019 | €6.2m |
| Enhancement of nuclear safety and security in Romania – Improvement of disaster resilience and preparedness for radiological and nuclear events National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control | 29 January 2019 | €4.9m |
| Improving national asylum and migration system General Inspectorate for Immigration | 31 January 2019 | €4.8m |
| Combating hate crimes and violent extremism, particularly against Roma population, and increasing the quality of police service General Inspectorate of Romanian Police | 12 March 2020 | €2.8m |
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | RO Final Evaluation Report_Ex-post EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021_08.08.2025 | 3 December 2025 | 1.0 |
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement RO-HOMEAFFAIRS | 10 March 2025 | 24.0 |