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Additional country pages will follow.</p> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__row"> <div class="eib-layout__col eib-split-text__content eib-typography "> <div class="eib-content-text eib-typography__body contentText contentText__component eib-component--item"> <ul> <li><a href="/en/projects/regions/efta/iceland/index.htm" target="_blank"><span class="flag-icon flag-icon-is"> </span> Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/en/projects/regions/efta/norway/index.htm" target="_blank"><span class="flag-icon flag-icon-no"> </span> Norway</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col eib-split-text__content eib-typography "> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col eib-split-text__content eib-typography"> </div> <div class="eib-layout__col eib-split-text__content eib-typography"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="95815371149406" class="eib-section eib-section--grey cardCarouselDynamicMedia cardCarouselDynamicMedia__component "> <div class="eib-layout eib-layout--contained eib-layout--single-column"> <div class="eib-layout--contained-col-8 eib-component--title eib-title--in eib-section-subtitle--in"> <h3 class="eib-heading-3 ">Our stories in the region</h3> <div class="eib-section-subtitle eib-typography__section-subtitle"> <p>We support projects that improve lives all over the world. Watch our videos and read our stories on how our work improves the quality of life in the region.</p> </div> </div> <section class="card-carousel eib-carousel eib-carousel--enhanced eib-carousel--three-up "> <div id="71712729665924" class="card-carousel__content eib-carousel__container "> <div class='eib-layout'> <div class="swiper--contained"> <div class="eib-carousel__carousel swiper-initialized swiper-horizontal swiper-container eib-carousel"> <ul class="eib-carousel__items swiper-wrapper my-gallery" data-number-slide="10" data-display="card" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <li class="eib-carousel__item swiper-slide"> <div class="eib-card 273e26e6-e653-4f89-b49b-3bcda420406c" data-type="media" data-subType="stories" data-img-type="panorama"> <a class="eib-card__link" href="https://www.eib.org/en/stories/chatbot-against-domestic-violence-springact" > <div class="eib-card__image-wrapper" 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