1. EEA GRANTS NORWAY GRANTS 1 Welcome address by Ambassador Ingrid Schulerud, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs EEA and Norway Grants workshop Stanhope Hotel, Brussels, 8 March 2011 EQUALITY PAYS

2. EEA GrantsNorway Grants 2 WELCOME International Women’s Day Centenary 1911 - 2011

3. EEA GrantsNorway Grants 3 PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE  Work life balance  Gender awareness  Labour policies  Public health  Research  Social inclusion  Domestic violence  Trafficking

4. EEA GrantsNorway Grants 4 GENDER EQUALITY 2009-14 - STATUS  So far indicated approx. EUR 50 mill.  So far: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Portugal? Bulgaria? Romania? Hungary?  Gender equality will be supported in all countries

5. EEA GrantsNorway Grants 5 COUNCIL OF EUROPE  Potential Programme Partner in several countries  Long experience and engagement  Wealth of information  Strategic advice