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www.eeagrants.org partnerships. bilateral fundsto supportnetworking andfoster project At anational level, fundingisalsoavailable through the cultural dialogueandexchange. as aprogramme operator, managingtheprogramme on countries. NorwegianThe Embassy to Spainisinvolved research groups andinstitutions inSpainandthedonor Liechtenstein and Norway, as well as cooperation between researcher exchange opportunities between Iceland, scholarship programmeThe focuses onstudent and field. cooperation andshare experience inthegender equality Ombud (Norway) isusingitsnetwork to strengthen change programme. EqualityThe and Anti-Discrimination playing animportant role intheenvironment andclimate half of theprogrammes inSpain.Innovation Norway is Norwegian publicbodiesare involved aspartners inover › › › year period. Projects may be implemented until 2016. been allocated €45.9 million; equal to the previous five- has Spain 2009-2014, period the For 1994. force in into Spain has received funding since the Agreement EEA came BILATERAL COOPERATION KEY AREAS OF SUPPORT financed by Norway alone. Liechtenstein 1.2%). Norway Grants €804.6 million, EEA (Norway Grantsmillion Iceland €993.5 3.0%, 95.8%, funding to programmes 150 in16beneficiary countries. EEAThe andNorway Grants provide €1.8 in billion Promoting gender equality and work-life balance of eco-friendly technologies Increasing environmental research anddevelopment Increasing educational cooperation andexchange SPAIN

development and social DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING (€ MILLION) DISTRIBUTION OFFUNDING(grossallocations) Donor administration/ heritage 4.6 Corruption perception index* Human development index At-risk-of-poverty rate (%) Gender pay gap(%) Public debt (%of GDP) Youth unemployment rate (%)* Unemployment rate (%)* (% changeonprevious year) Economic growth GDP per inPPS(EU=100) capita EEA GRANTS Human 10.2 Cultural partnerships 3.4 Scholarships 3.9

Sources: UNDP, Eurostat, Transparency International All data isfromAll 2013except where €45.9 M

bilateral funds0.9 Country administration/ Spain 24.5 53.2 19.3 92.1 14 16 27.3 -1.2 Civil society4.6 94 (EU-28 ranking) (EU-28 ranking) * indicates 2014 renewable energy18.2 Climate changeand EU-28 85.4 24.5 16.4 22.2 10.2 100 0.1 IN FOCUS RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OF TOMORROW GENDER EQUALITY IN PROGRESS Support from the three donor countries is helping to increase Spain has made significant strides towards ensuring equal the development and use of eco-friendly technologies in opportunities and closing the pay gap between men and Spain to help mitigate climate change. To reach that goal, women. The Grants have supported successful gender 40% of the country’s total funding from the Grants is being equality efforts in Spain in the past. However, continued used to support environmental research and increase the effort is necessary to ensure further progress and to use of environment-related technologies with a particular sustain advances already achieved within gender equality focus on the hydroelectric, solar, wind and marine sectors. and work-life balance.

Sharing knowledge and exchanging experience is a vital An important priority of the Grants in Spain is to promote part of the programme. Spain’s competitive and hi-tech gender equality in the labour market. Funding is being used environmental sector also presents opportunities for to facilitate exchange of policies and best practices around exporters of renewable energy technology in the donor female entrepreneurship, gender balance on company countries. The potential to form partnerships with Spanish boards and improvement of work-life balance. The inclusion companies has been well exploited, with around half of of migrant and Roma women is particularly targeted. the projects having a donor partner on board. Read more about all programmes: www.eeagrants.org/spain

Programme Partner(s) Grant allocation (€ million) Environmental and climate change-related Innovation Norway 18.2 research and technology NGO Fund 4.6 Gender equality and work-life balance Norwegian Equality and Anti- 10.2 Discrimination Ombud Cultural and natural heritage 4.1 Diversity in culture and arts Norwegian Embassy* 0.5 Scholarships Icelandic Centre for Research / National Agency for International Education Affairs (Liechtenstein) / 3.9 Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education EEA Grants *Programme Operator © tonisalado

Promoting hydroelectric energy is important in the development of eco-friendly technologies in Spain.