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 transport infrastructure projects on roads and multimodal freight terminals of the TEN-T comprehensive network.
The multimodal freight terminals must be located in or adjacent to the maritime ports, inland ports, airports of the comprehensive network or classified as comprehensive rail-road terminal or comprehensive terminals along the inland waterways of the trans-European transport network, as listed in Annex II of the revised TEN-T Regulation.
Studies and / or works on roads and multimodal freight terminals related to:
Road access and connections to the terminals will not be supported, except for projects located in Member States with no land border with another Member State.
Works projects may include on-site renewable energy generation as a synergetic element in accordance with Section 10.6 of the Work Programme, such as photovoltaic power plants, wind turbines etc. that is primarily used for example for activities in the terminal. Such projects must improve the socio-economic, climate or environmental benefits of the project and may not exceed 20% of the total eligible costs of the project.
Facilities and infrastructure supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis.
Infrastructure and equipment for bulk cargo terminals can be supported only in the context of the Solidarity Lanes.
Facilities and infrastructure supported under multimodal freight terminals works projects should allow transhipment operations between transport modes or between two different rail systems. Projects addressing only rail investments in a green field rail-road terminal, must be submitted under the relevant rail topics of the CORECOEN or COMPCOEN calls.
The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (maximum 85% (‘project funding rate’).
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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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