Support for Fire Safety Measures in Local Government General Education Institutions
01.02.2012
- 31.05.2015
The project aims at increasing the fire safety of children in general education institutions in peripheral and disadvantaged regions of Latvia. It shall improve safety of children in case of fire in 138 general education institutions and widen knowledge about fire safety by utilising and building on Swiss experience.
Project completed
Swiss lecturing activities in Latvia
01.06.2011
- 30.09.2015
With this programme, Switzerland helps strengthening Latvian education and science sectors as well as competitiveness of Latvian academic community. This will be reached with lecturing activities as well as joint Swiss – Latvian educational projects in all thematic fields, which Latvia considers appropriate.
Project completed
NGO Fund Latvia
01.01.2010
- 31.12.2013
The NGO Fund aims at improving the life of children, young and elderly people. Therefore, the Fund offers small grants to NGOs working with these target groups. Thus, for example children and young people with special needs are supported, while elderly people profit from activities in areas such as culture, education or health.
Project completed
Support for Development of Youth Initiatives in Peripheral and Disadvantaged Regions
01.09.2009
- 30.04.2017
The project aims at providing personal and professional perspectives to young people living in peripheral and disadvantaged regions of Latvia. It shall also contribute to reducing differences between Riga, where one third of the latvian population lives, and peripheral and disadvantaged territories.
Project completed
Scientific Exchange Programme (Sciex) Latvia
01.04.2009
- 31.12.2016
The Scientific Exchange Programme between the New Member States and Switzerland, Sciex-NMS.ch for short, has given over 500 young researchers from new EU member states the opportunity to complete a short-term residency in Switzerland to further their research.
Project completed
Easier access to education for 9,000 schoolchildren
01.01.2009
- 31.12.2011
December 2010 saw the delivery to Latvia of the last of 110 school buses funded by the Swiss-Latvian cooperation programme. These buses enable the organisation of an effective school transportation system in disadvantaged rural regions of the country.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Latvia |
Unallocated / Unspecified
Sectors not specified
Improving social security
Various social services
|
01.01.2009 - 31.12.2011 |
CHF 13’769’767 |
Project completed
Modernisation of courts
01.01.2009
- 30.06.2013
The number and complexity of court proceedings in Latvia is increasing while courts are not equipped with the necessary new technologies to meet adequately the demands placed on them. The Project aims to improve the capacity and the quality of the judiciary. New communication technologies (audio, video conference, internet) and more efficient court procedures will contribute to reaching this goal.
Project completed
Technical Assistance Fund
01.11.2008
- 13.06.2017
The bilateral Framework Agreement foresees the possibility of utilizing a maximum of 1.5% of the total allocation to cover certain management costs in the beneficiary country. The technical as-sistance will support the submission of qualitative projects, transparent processes, and a good visibility of the Swiss Contribution in Latvia.
Project completed
Microcredit financing for micro enterprises and the self-employed in Latvia
01.07.2011
- 31.01.2015
The unemployment ratio in Latvia rose dramatically as a result of the world's economic and financial crises. The microcredit programme makes it easier for micro enterprises and the self-employed to obtain business loans and results in the creation of new jobs.
Project completed
Sarkandaugava Project
01.04.2011
- 13.06.2017
Switzerland is supporting a project aimed at improvement and partial restoration of soil, ground, ground water and surface water quality in the industrial port of Riga (the area of Sarkandaugava).
Project completed
Financial Reporting Project
01.09.2009
- 13.06.2017
Despite major reforms by the New EU Member States to their legal and regulatory frameworks governing corporate sector accounting and auditing, there is a substantial unfinished institutional development agenda in the field of financial reporting. The Financial Reporting Technical Assistance Program provides support to five national administrations (in Latvia as well as in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Slovenia) which face capacity constraints and challenges in fully implementing – both in law and in practice – the very demanding obligations imposed by the rapidly-evolving acquis communautaire in this field.
Project completed
Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
21.01.2009
- 14.04.2012
The Swiss Contribution to enlargement aims to finance a broad variety of projects. The PPF provided the necessary financial assistance to enable Executing Agencies to submit high qualityproject proposals. This was especially important in the case of complex projects.
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