The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
The general objective is to modernise transport infrastructure on the Core and Comprehensive Networks of the TEN-T.
In accordance with the Article 9(2)(b)(ii) of the CEF Regulation, studies and / or works related to the following projects will be supported:
Where complementary and consistent with the activities supported by the Digital Europe Programme regarding common European data spaces, projects supporting the digitalisation of processes for the creation, collection, management, sharing and dissemination of transport, traffic and travel data for all modes.
Projects should aim to increase data availability and enable the interoperability of data for transport safety, urban vehicle access regulations, collaborative logistics and multimodal travelling.
The created digital databases must be publicly available to relevant stakeholders, in particular for mobility and traffic management purposes and the implementation of sustainable urban mobility indicators (SUMI).
Where relevant, the projects should take into account the innovative technologies and solutions in the fields of smart applications for transport resulting from Horizon Europe activities, as well as the re-use of the European Digital Building Blocks.
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:
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
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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
CINEA – Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en