The 3rd Working Group of the Fund for Bilateral Relation at National Level was held on 6th November in the Interactive Technical Museum in the Lower Area of Vítkovice with the participation of representatives of Czech and Donor Programme Partners and also The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague.

On behalf of the National Focal Point for the EEA and Norway Grants 2009 – 2014 we would like to invite you to the Industrial Cultural Heritage Conference within the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Nation Level, which will be held on 5th November 2013 in Ostrava (Lowe Area of Vítkovice). More information you can find in attached invitation and agenda of the conference. Registration is open by 1st November on the email conferenceVitkovice@mfcr.cz.

The Ministry of Finance publishes a record of the Launch conference of the Programme CZ15 – Judicial capacity building and cooperation in justice / correctional services, including alternative sentencing '' financed by the Norway Grants 2009 to 2014, held on the 7th October 2013 in the Judiciary complex (Na Míčánkách – Praha).

Today there was the Launch conference of the Programme CZ15 – Judicial capacity building and cooperation in justice / correctional services, including alternative sentencing '' financed by the Norway Grants 2009 to 2014. The program is implemented by the Ministry of Finance in cooperation with partners - the Ministry of Justice and the Council of Europe. The conference was attended by representatives of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague, the Financial Mechanism Office in Brussels, the Council of Europe, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, courts, prosecutors, the Prison Service and the Probation and Mediation Service. The aim of the conference was the official launch of the Programme CZ15 and its presentation to stakeholders.

The main aim of the conference is the official introduction and presenation of the Programme CZ15 to stakeholders with the participation of the Ambassador of Norway in Prague Jens Eikaas, Deputy Minister of Finance for International Relations and Financial Policy Eva Anderova and Senior Director of Internal Administration and European Programmes in the Ministry of Justice Milos Pochobradského. The conference will be hosted by Alexander Hemala.

• Date: 7th October 2013, a Press Conference from 11:45
• Location: On Míčánkách Judicial Complex, 28th 1533/29b Regiment ( Auction Hall)

The Civil Society Development Foundation (hereinafter NROS) and the Environmental Partnership Foundation (hereinafter Nadace Partnerství or NaP) officially launched the Programme CZ03 Fund for non-governmental non-profit organizations on 24th September 2013. The Programme is funded by the EEA Grants 2009 – 2014 and it is focused on strengthening the development of civil society, promote social equity, democracy and sustainable development.

Open Society Fund Prague as the Programme operator of the Programme CZ12 - Let´s Give (Wo)men a Chance, will officially launch this Programme in September 2013. The Programme aims to promote equal opportunities for women and men both in work and personal life as well as prevention and help for victims of domestic and gender-based violence in the Czech Republic. The Programme is funded from Norway Grants and willl allocate 137 million Czech crowns to projects in the focus area between the years 2013-2016.

The Ministry of Finance publishes a record of the launch of the Conference of the Program CZ11 - Public Health Initiatives within the Norway Grants 2009 - 2014, held on 21st August 2013 in the Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice .

On the 21st August 2013 from 10:00 pm in the Theatre Hall of Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice the Launch Conference of the Programme CZ11 - Public Health Initiatives within the Norway Grants 2009 - 2014 will be organized. It will be attended by representatives of the National Focal Point for the EEA and Norway Grants - Ministry of Finance, Programme Partner - Ministry of Health and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague.

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU), Programme Partner, organized the Conference for representatives of the Programme Operators and other subjects involved in preparation and implementation of the programme areas “Research” and “Scholarship” on 6th – 7th June in Norway.

The second seminar for representatives of Programme Operators and Programme Partners was held on 20th - 22nd March 2013 in order to get general information on the EEA and Norway Grants 2009 - 2014. The seminar was organized by the National Focal Point - Ministry of Finance.

The EEA and Norway Grants have entered into a strategic partnership with the Council of Europe to promote tolerance and fundamental rights. This campaign against hate speech online starts on 22 March 2013 and will run through to 2014.

Fund for Bilateral Cooperation at National Level within the EEA and Norway Grants 2009 - 2014: Side-Event: “Exchange of experience and best practice in the field of tackling and preventing domestic violence and violence against women is a crucial part of the fight against these societal problems”

The Programme CZ09 Research Support Fund was approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairson 25th January 2013. The Programme Operator of the Programme is the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The Programme will be presented at the information event organized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on Friday 5th April 2013 in Building C, Karmelitská 7 Prague 1.