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Welcome address by Ambassador Ingrid Schulerud, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

EEA and Norway Grants workshopStanhope Hotel, Brussels, 8 March 2011

EQUALITY PAYS

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WELCOME

International Women’s Day Centenary 1911 - 2011

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PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE Work life balance Gender awareness Labour policies Public health

Research Social inclusion Domestic violence Trafficking

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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

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COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Potential Programme Partner in several countries

Long experience and engagement Wealth of information Strategic advice