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 develop rail transport infrastructure projects on the Core Network of the TEN-T.
Detailed Call Description
Studies and / or works, related to:
- construction/upgrading of cross-border and missing links;
- capacity and performance upgrade of existing lines, including removal of level-crossings and upgrades necessary for 740 meters long trains and upgrades necessary to facilitate international rail passenger and freight transport;
- capacity increase in nodes, including as regards a better articulation of long-distance and local traffic;
- interconnections between rail and other modes of transport, in particular inland waterway and maritime transport and projects aimed at the integration of the rail and air networks to make the feeder network for long-haul flights more sustainable. Projects located exclusively within the perimeter of inland ports and maritime ports shall be submitted under those priorities respectively;
- connections of freight terminals to the TEN-T Network. The works can also include the construction/upgrading of the railway infrastructure component – e.g. siding tracks and adaptations for 740 meters long trains – of new or existing freight terminals;
- electrification of line tracks and upgrade/construction of electrification systems.
Projects cannot combine a railway infrastructure and ERTMS track-side deployment. Each component must be submitted under the respective topic only.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
- maximum 50% for the costs of studies
- maximum 50% for costs of works supporting inland waterways
- maximum 30% for the costs of works for projects supporting other transport modes
- maximum 70% for the costs of works in outermost regions (not applicable for works in inland waterways).
Applicants can apply for a higher project funding rate if your project concerns:
- cross-border links: 50% (not applicable for roads and maritime ports)
- completion of missing major cross-border railway links between Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund: 85%
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Transport
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- Local Authority clusters
- Private Bodies
- 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
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works
Department of Public Works
https://bit.ly/3BoYoGo
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
(Publish Date: 14/09/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
CINEA – Transport:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en