The main objective for which the resources provided by donor countries under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA) and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism will be earmarked is the implementation of growth-stimulating projects contributing to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area. Additionally, implementation of the said projects will strengthen bilateral cooperation between Poland and donor countries.

The projects to be implemented are to comply with priorities of the country’s social and economic policy, as well as with  the objectives of the European Union’s relevant policies.

Furthermore, all activities undertaken under the Mechanisms should be in line with different cross-cutting horizontal issues, which increase the quality of the realized projects, and hereby enhance the impact on achieving economic and social cohesion. The main cross-cutting issues are:

1. Sustainable development integrating the environmental, economic and social dimensions of human endeavor
   
   
2. Gender equality
   
   
3. Good governance determining the participation of the wide group of partners in decision-making process, making decisions within the law and transparent manners
   
   
4. Multilateral relations

In Poland, the use of resources provided within the framework of the Mechanisms will play a supplementary role for actions implemented with the use of EU structural funds and the Cohesion Fund.