Adapting the transport infrastructure for Union external border checks purposes – studies, works or mixed
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective is to modernise transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network with the purpose of accelerating external border checks.
Detailed Call Description
Studies and / or works related to:
• projects aiming to facilitate traffic flows for land and waterborne transport modes at border control areas at the Union external border of the TEN-T network. The projects, targeting only the transport infrastructure, will inter alia improve the connections to the border crossing points, and parking lines and spaces related to the border controls.
The upgrade of parking spaces for trucks, of safe and secure waiting areas, of road lane capacity from the parking spaces to the border control points and between them can be supported. Projects may also concern the enhancement of an existing terminal if the applicants demonstrate that the project would facilitate traffic flows at the EU external border control area.
Border check equipment and facilities cannot be supported, in principle, as a stand-alone project. However, certain border check equipment, such as smart IT solutions which facilitate and/or accelerate border checks and alleviate congestion at border crossing points, or fixed devices integrated into the transport infrastructure, may be supported in case it forms part of a wider project concerning the adaptation of transport infrastructure.
Buildings, storage and warehouse facilities, phytosanitary stations and parking facilities for border officers cannot be supported.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Projects of any budget are admitted. In order to ensure efficiency in EU funding interventions, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications for projects with a total requested EU contribution to the eligible costs of no less than €1.000.000. Where possible, related projects should be grouped and submitted as one proposal.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rates fixed in the Grant Agreement:
- maximum 50% for the costs of studies,
- maximum 30% for the costs of works for proposals related to the topic of ‘improving transport infrastructure resilience’,
- maximum 50% for the costs of works for proposals related to the topics ‘safe and secure parking infrastructure’ and ‘adapting the transport infrastructure for Union external border checks purposes’, and
- maximum 70% for the costs of works in outermost regions.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Shipping - Marine Transports
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- Third countries associated to the CEF Programme (list of participating countries)
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
Website: https://bit.ly/3BoYoGo
Address: 165 Strovolou Avenue, 2048 Strovolos
Telephones: +357 22806521, +357 22806550, +357 22806537
Email: info@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
Contact person:
Elpida Epameinondas
Senior Executive Engineer
Τelephone: +357 22806643
Email: eepamenonda@pwd.mcw.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
CINEA – Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en