in the transport sector:

in the energy sector:

in the digital sector: to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to the deployment of and access to safe and secure very high capacity networks, including 5G systems, and to the increased resilience and capacity of digital backbone networks on Union territories by linking them to neighbouring territories, as well as to the digitalisation of transport and energy networks.

EUR 25 807 000 000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (a), of which:

EUR 5 838 000 000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (b), of which 15 %, subject to market uptake, for cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy, and if the 15 % threshold is reached, the Commission shall increase that threshold up to 20 %, subject to market uptake;

EUR 2 065 000 000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (c).

members of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the EEA, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EEA Agreement;

acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

European Neighbourhood Policy countries, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

other third countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the agreement:

the project specific cost-benefit analysis pursuant to Part IV, point 3, of the Annex is compulsory for all supported projects and takes into account any revenues resulting from support schemes, has been performed in a transparent, comprehensive and complete manner and provides evidence concerning the existence of significant cost savings or benefits, or both, in terms of system integration, environmental sustainability, security of supply or innovation; and

the applicant demonstrates that the project would not materialise in the absence of the grant or that the project cannot be commercially viable in the absence of the grant.

be proportionate to the cost savings or benefits referred to in Part IV, point 2(b), of the Annex, or both;

not exceed the amount required to ensure that the project materialises or becomes commercially viable; and

comply with Article 15(3).

the project contributes to the specific objective provided for in Article 3(2), point (c); and

the project deploys the best available and best suited technology for that specific project, which proposes the best balance in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience, cyber security and cost efficiency.

actions contributing to deployment of and access to very high capacity networks, including 5G systems and other state-of-the-art connectivity, in accordance with Union strategic connectivity targets in areas where socioeconomic drivers are located shall be prioritised, taking into account the connectivity needs of those areas and the additional area coverage generated, including for households, in accordance with Part V, point 1, of the Annex; stand-alone deployments to socioeconomic drivers shall be eligible for funding, provided that those deployments are economically proportionate and physically practicable;

actions contributing to the provision of very high-quality local wireless connectivity in local communities shall be prioritised in accordance with Part V, point 2, of the Annex;

actions contributing to the deployment of 5G corridors along major transport paths, including on the TEN-T, such as those listed in Part V, point 3, of the Annex, shall be prioritised to ensure coverage along those major transport paths, enabling the uninterrupted provision of synergy digital services, taking into account its socioeconomic relevance relative to any currently installed technological solutions in a forward looking approach;

projects of common interest which aim to deploy or significantly upgrade cross-border backbone networks linking the Union to third countries and to reinforce links between electronic communications networks within the Union territory, including submarine cables, shall be prioritised according to the extent to which they significantly contribute to the increased performance, resilience and very high capacity of those electronic communications networks;

projects of common interest deploying operational digital platforms shall prioritise actions based on state-of-the-art technologies, taking into account aspects such as interoperability, cybersecurity, data privacy and re-use.

actions relating to efficient, interconnected, interoperable and multimodal networks for the development of railway, road, inland waterway and maritime infrastructure:

actions relating to smart, interoperable, sustainable, multimodal, inclusive, accessible, safe and secure mobility:

under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2), point (a)(ii), and in accordance with Article 12, actions or specific activities within an action, supporting parts, new or existing, of the TEN-T suitable for military transport, in order to adapt the TEN-T to dual-use infrastructure requirements.

actions relating to projects of common interest as set out at Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013;

actions supporting cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy, including innovative solutions, as well as storage of renewable energy, and their conception, as defined in Part IV of the Annex, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions laid down in Article 7.

actions supporting the deployment of and access to very high capacity networks, including 5G systems, capable of providing Gigabit connectivity in areas where socioeconomic drivers are located;

actions supporting the provision of very high-quality local wireless connectivity in local communities that is free of charge and without discriminatory conditions;

actions implementing the uninterrupted coverage with 5G systems of all major transport paths, including the TEN-T, such as the actions listed in Part V, point 3, of the Annex;

actions supporting the deployment of new or the significant upgrading of existing backbone networks, including submarine cables, within and between Member States and between the Union and third countries, such as the actions listed in Part V, point 3, of the Annex, as well as other actions supporting the deployment of backbone networks referred to in that point;

actions implementing digital connectivity infrastructure requirements related to cross-border projects in the areas of transport or energy or supporting operational digital platforms directly associated to transport or energy infrastructures, or both.

the cost of the synergetic elements does not exceed 20 % of the total eligible costs of the action;

the synergetic elements relate to the transport, energy or digital sector; and

the synergetic elements enable the socioeconomic, climate or environmental benefits of the action to be significantly improved.

legal entities established in:

legal entities created under Union law and, if provided for in the work programmes, international organisations.

by one or more Member States; or

with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by international organisations, joint undertakings, or by public or private undertakings or bodies, including regional or local authorities.

the proposals shall be submitted by one or more Member States or, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by legal entities established in Member States;

the actions shall relate to the sections or nodes identified by Member States in the Annexes to the Military Requirements for Military Mobility within and beyond the EU as adopted by the Council on 20 November 2018, or any subsequent list adopted thereafter, and to any further indicative list of priority projects that are identified by Member States in accordance with the Military Mobility Action Plan;

the actions may relate both to the upgrading of existing infrastructure components or to the construction of new infrastructure components taking into account the infrastructure requirements referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;

actions implementing a level of infrastructure requirement going beyond the level required for dual use shall be eligible; however, their cost shall only be eligible up to the level of costs corresponding to the level of requirements necessary for dual use; actions relating to infrastructure used only for military purposes shall not be eligible;

actions under this Article shall only be funded from the amount in accordance with Article 4(2), point (a)(iii), of this Regulation.

economic, social and environmental impact, including climate impact (project life cycle benefits and costs), soundness, comprehensiveness and transparency of the analysis;

innovation and digitalisation, safety, interoperability and accessibility aspects, including for persons with reduced mobility;

cross-border dimension, network integration and territorial accessibility, including for European islands and outermost regions;

Union added value;

synergies between the transport, energy and digital sectors;

maturity of the action in the light of the development of the project;

soundness of the maintenance strategy proposed for the project upon completion;

soundness of the implementation plan proposed;

catalytic effect of Union financial support on investment;

need to overcome financial obstacles such as those caused by insufficient commercial viability, high upfront costs or the lack of market finance;

potential for dual use in the context of military mobility;

consistency with Union and national energy and climate plans, including the “energy efficiency first” principle.

for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (a)(i), the amount of Union financial support shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost; however, the co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for the actions:

for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (a)(ii), the amount of Union financial support shall not exceed 50 % of the total eligible cost; however, the co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85 % if the necessary resources are transferred to the CEF pursuant to Article 4(13);

as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co-financing rates shall not exceed 85 % of the total eligible costs;

as regards the amounts from the European Strategic Investment heading of EUR 1 559 800 000 , as referred to in Part II, first paragraph, first indent, of the Annex, for the completion of missing major cross-border railway links between Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co-financing rates shall not exceed 85 % of the total eligible costs;

as regards actions relating to cross-border links, the increased maximum co-financing rates provided for in points (a), (c) and (d) of this paragraph may only apply to actions that demonstrate a high degree of integration in the planning and implementation of the action for the purpose of the award criterion referred to in Article 14(1), point (c), for instance through the establishment of a single project company, a joint governance structure, a bilateral legal framework or by an implementing act pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; in addition, the co-financing rate applicable to projects carried out by integrated management structures, including joint ventures, in accordance with Article 11(2), point (a), may be increased by 5 %.

for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (b), the amount of Union financial support shall not exceed 50 % of the total eligible cost;

the co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 75 % of the total eligible cost for actions contributing to the development of projects of common interest which, based on the evidence referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, strengthen the solidarity of the Union or offer highly innovative solutions.

for studies, the action has not started within one year following the starting date indicated in the grant agreement;

for works, the action has not started within two years following the starting date indicated in the grant agreement;

following a review of the progress of the action, it is established that the implementation of the action has suffered such major delays that the objectives of the action are unlikely to be achieved;

they have been assessed in a call for proposals under the CEF;

they comply with the minimum quality requirements of that call for proposals;

they cannot be financed under that call for proposals due to budgetary constraints.

applicants shall submit a simplified dossier containing relatively brief information for the purposes of project preselection based on a limited set of criteria;

applicants short-listed at the first stage shall submit a complete dossier after closure of the first stage.

establishing a monitoring and evaluation framework based on the indicators as set out in Part I of the Annex;

laying down rules regarding the selection of cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy additional to those in Part IV of the Annex, and establishing and updating a list of selected cross–border projects in the field of renewable energy.

to amend Part III of the Annex regarding the definition of the transport core network corridors and pre-identified sections on the comprehensive network;

to amend Part V of the Annex regarding the identification of digital connectivity projects of common interest.