The Connecting Europe Facility is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through infrastructure investment at European level.
The objective is to develop inland waterways transport infrastructure projects on the Core Network of the TEN-T.
Studies on inland waterways related to:
Studies on inland ports related to:
Water-side infrastructure development projects shall mean infrastructure that enhances the navigability capacity, improving the multimodal connection of waterborne transport operations. This excludes infrastructure that does not directly benefit waterborne transport operations.
Support will not be given to infrastructure dedicated to cruise ships, except as regards shore-side electricity supply.
Actions addressing the Core Network may include related elements on the Comprehensive Network, when necessary to optimize the investment. These elements may form up to 10% of the total eligible costs of the Action and shall be presented as a separate work package.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rates fixed in the Grant Agreement (50% for the costs of studies, 70% for the costs of works in outermost regions (not applicable for inland waterways), 50% for the other costs categories (‘project funding rate’) for actions supporting inland waterways and 30% for the other costs categories (‘project funding rate’) for actions supporting the other transport modes.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
https://bit.ly/3I6mQjJ
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
CINEA –Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en