| Fund operator | Ministry of Finance |
Funding | The total funding is EUR 7 942 409 (100% grant), including: - EUR 3 659 629 amount allocated in Memoranda of Understanding to programmes (the allocation is decided by the programme operators) - EUR 4 282 780 Decision of allocation of funds to strategic initiatives, incl. for Baltic Centre for Media Excellence, or additional programmes initiatives is taken by the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds. |
| Aim | To strengthen the cooperation and to increase mutual knowledge and understanding between Latvia and the Donor States - Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland. |
| Priorities | Planned priorities according to the Work Plan to be approved by the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds: 1. Education and research (cooperation between universities, institutes and libraries; people-to-people contacts, cooperation within think-thanks, youth development; media – development of the independent media and media literacy, research in the field of security policy); 2. Art and culture (exchange of cultural experiences, exhibitions, concerts, cultural days, conservation of the cultural heritage; translation and popularization of Latvian literature; celebrations of centenary of Latvia); 3. Cooperation projects between local governments (twin towns) (conferences and other type of networking and exchange of ideas between Latvian and DS local governments); 4. Promotional activities for business development and bilateral cooperation (conferences and other type of networking and exchange of ideas between Latvian and DS organisations); 5. Promotional events for bilateral cooperation (EEA and Norway Grants events and other events at conversation festival LAMPA in Cesis, Norwegian days in Latvia, etc); 6. Promoting transparency and democratic participation; 7. Targeted support related to the handling of the European refugee-crisis in Latvia, including to address the needs of the Ukrainian refugees in Latvia. |
| Examples of activities | - Matchmaking events not tied to one particular programme - Technical cooperation and exchange of experts - Secondments and internships - Capacity building and short term training - Workshops and seminars on topics of common interest - Study tours and visits - Data collection, reports, studies and publications - Campaigns, exhibitions and promotional material |
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