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The Ljubljana Home Care Institute which runs the project A-QU-A, social care services and organised volunteering and intergenerational integration programmes, won the 2017 contest ''Moving Forward'' for best improvement in public ...

Strengthening bilateral relations between the donor countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and the beneficiary countries has been one of the fundamental goals pursued by the EEA Financial Mechanism and Norwegian Financial Mechanism. Two ...

More than 300 project ideas on how to get young people into the labour market were submitted by the deadline for applications to the new EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. The Fund established by Iceland, Liechtenstein and ...

“Mental health is an integral part of individual’s overall health as well as as a source of well-being. Mental health is much more than just absence of mental illness” was explained by the representatives of the National Institute of Public ...

In the fall we will be electing our new president with unfortunately no woman candidate yet. Parliamentary and local elections are also not too taking place in 2018. The upcoming elections give the people of Slovenia another opportunity to raise ...

Numerous Slovenian families will attend the 2017 Family Camp at the end of July and beginning of August, a traditional annual event held with the help and support of Slovenian Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Association. The three-day event ...

It has been an eventful year and the impact of the support from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway is bearing fruits. In the report "Working together for a better Europe" we have compiled inspiring stories from our programmes and projects, as ...

Amid persistent fertility decline, falling mortality rates and increasing number of senior citizens, the world, particularly developed economies, is facing ageing of population at a fast pace. The share of senior citizens in the beginning of the ...

Would you like to sign for a diving trip and see underwater remains of a Roman villa? Are you interested in going down into the bowels of a mercury mine? If this is not your cup of tea, we suggest you take a walk through the Sečovlje salt pans or ...

Did you know that underwater archaeologists discovered remains of a unique Roman wooden vessel dating back to the first century AD near Vrhnika a few years ago? Last weekend, abandoned Vrhnika swimming pool turned into a vibrant venue for an event ...

Fluttering butterflies and chasing foxes used to be the normal scenario in the wetlands outside Ljubljana. This is the story of how the butterflies vanished, and of the struggle to bring them back to Slovenia’s marshlands. A thin, white ...

The FMO announced the launch of the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. Recognising the strong link between social and economic equality and participation in the labour market, the Fund for Youth Employment specifically aims to support ...