Last week, Slovenian and Norwegian officials signed an agreement to distribute funds to enhance both social and economic development within Slovenia. The deal is said to give Slovenia around EUR 26.9 million sent through Norway Grants and the EEA. It will likewise help not only in Slovenia’s development but through strengthening the Norwegian-Slovenian bilateral relations that focuses on enhancing environmental policies, public health and civil problems.

The said document was signed by Norwegian State Secretary Erik Lahnstein last May 10, 2011 together with other officials from Lichtenstein, Iceland and Slovenia, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo. Around 95% of the whole funds to be given will be provided by Norway and the pact will last until January 2012. Forty percent of the funds will be going to the public health initiatives, work-life balance efforts and gender equality incentives.