Investing in European networks
The Connecting Europe Facility
Mid-term results
Innovation
and Networks
Executive Agency
Table of Contents
Foreword
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), launched in January 2014,
is a flagship funding programme of the Europe 2020 Strategy
3 FOREWORD
in the sectors of transport, energy and telecommunications. It is
key to supporting the European Commission’s priorities related to
4 INTRODUCING THE CEF
investment, jobs and growth. By providing targeted EU investment
for infrastructure projects in these sectors across all Member
States, the programme contributes to connecting Europe and its
14 CEF TRANSPORT
regions, to ensuring a sustainable and efficient transport network,
integrating the European Single Market, as well as supporting a
32 CEF ENERGY
connected Digital Single Market and a resilient Energy Union with a
The Commission is evaluating the CEF as a whole at its mid-
forward-looking climate change policy.
term to report on progress made in achieving its objectives and
44 CEF TELECOM
on the programme’s efficiency and European added value. It will
The results presented in this brochure clearly show that, at mid-
enable conclusions to be drawn contributing to the preparation
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term, the CEF is already delivering on its promises and providing
of the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework in early 2018.
European added-value for the completion of the sectorial networks,
Through a wealth of data and interesting facts, this publication
facilitating synergies between them and leveraging private
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presents the key features of the CEF, its mid-term achievements
finance. So far, three and a half years on, the Commission has
so far and gives a brief outlook on the challenges up to 2020.
allocated €23.1 billion in grants (i.e. over 80% of the CEF grant
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budget) for projects in the three sectors, which have mobilised
total investments of more than €45 billion. CEF-related financial
Henrik HOLOLEI
70 EFFICIENT PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
instruments, including those under predecessor programmes, have
Director-General for Mobility and Transport
generated additional investments in the three CEF sectors of €13.9
74 OUTLOOK 2017-2020
Dominique RISTORI
billion, out of which around €4.5 billion since 2014.
Director-General for Energy
The Commission Directorates-General responsible for CEF
Roberto VIOLA
Transport, Energy and Telecommunications, in cooperation with the
Director-General for Communications Networks,
Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), ensure that the
Content and Technology
CEF targets investments in essential infrastructure that contribute
to transforming Europe into a knowledge-intensive, low-carbon and
Dirk BECKERS
highly competitive economy through flexible and modern transport,
Director of the Innovation and
energy and digital networks.
Networks Executive Agency
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Introducing CEF
Specific funding objectives have been established for the three sectors based on
comprehensive guidelines for the development of the trans-European networks for
TRANSPORT, ENERGY and TELECOMMUNICATIONS
In line with the Treaties, the European Union implements
This enables the creation of synergies between the three
the CEF programme to support the development of
high
sectors, as well as complementarities with other programmes,
performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected
such as Horizon 2020, the EU’s flagship programme for
trans-European networks
research and innovation. It also supports the
CEF
CEF
CEF
in the fields of transport,
complementarity with structural funds, such
energy and digital services.
as the Cohesion fund, as well as the European
The CEF is implemented through
Transport
Energy
Telecom
CEF investments focus on
Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).
a mix of grants, procurement
initiatives that will lead to
and financial instruments in
a further integration of the
The CEF creates significant leverage by
the programming period 2014-
European Single Market. Rail
attracting additional public and private
funds
funds
funds
and other transport connections,
2020. The level of CEF funding
funding and it allows for economies of
projects that are:
projects that are:
electricity and gas transmission
is unprecedented with a total
scale and simplification. The role of the
projects that are:
grids, as well as digital networks
financial envelope of €30.5
European Commission’s Directorates-General
are vital for a well-functioning,
billion, of which an indicative
responsible for the CEF, is to establish
Removing bottlenecks
Supporting the development and
Supporting the creation an
integrated economic area and
envelope of €28.6 billion is
Trans-European Network (TEN) policy and
interoperability important EU energy
ecosystem interoperable digital
for its social and territorial
available for grants.
notably the Work Programmes with the
Enhancing rail interoperability
transmission infrastructure with
services that make the European Digital
significant cross-border impact
Single Market work in practice
cohesion.
The CEF benefits
priorities for funding and their indicative
Bridging missing links
between Member States
people across all Member
amounts. INEA manages CEF projects, as
Deploying Digital Service Infrastructures
Improving cross-border connections
Boosting the internal energy market
that support cross-border interaction
States, as it makes travel easier
well as some Programme Support Actions
Ensuring long term sustainable and
and competition
between
public
administrations,
and more sustainable, it enhances Europe’s energy security
(PSAs). The European Investment Bank is responsible for the
efficient transport systems
businesses and citizens
while enabling wider use of renewables, and it facilitates
implementation of the CEF financial instruments, notably the
Enhancing Union security energy
Optimising integration and
supply
Support targeted broadband initiatives,
cross-border interaction between public administrations,
CEF Debt Instrument.
interconnection transport modes
including the ongoing Connected
businesses and citizens.
Fostering sustainability and
Communities Initiative financed by
Enhancing the interoperability
environmental protection through i.a.
financial instruments, and the soon to
With regard to the grants for CEF projects, under the CEF
transport services
integrating renewable energy sources
be established Connecting Europe
2014 – 2016 calls for proposals, 1,852 eligible proposals
and developing smart energy networks
Broadband Fund
This is the first time that funding at EU level for the
and carbon dioxide networks
have been evaluated across the 3 sectors, leading to 925
development of infrastructure in these three sectors
projects, currently receiving a total
CEF support of €23.1
has been combined in one programme.
billion - 81% of the CEF indicative envelope for grants
of €28.6 billion.
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Funding a success story
Wide geographical spread
CEF projects are spread widely across the EU
and certain neighbouring countries with priority
given to projects with the highest value for all
The Connecting Europe Facility provides dedicated financing for
Financing progress
EU Member States FUNDING (€million)
of Europe, particularly those which complete
infrastructure projects. This is so that important investments can For the entire programming period, the CEF plans to finance
be made across the European Union in the trans-European (TEN) projects in three sectors for a total of €30.5 billion, out of
missing cross-border links, remove bottlenecks,
transport, telecommunications and energy network infrastructure which an indicative amount of €28.6 billion is available in the
AT €769.0
IE €206.9
or deploy EU-wide systems.
- to help Europe reach its full potential in terms of growth form of grants. Over 80% of this budget has already been
BE €487.0
IT €1,432.4
and cohesion. The CEF has been tailored to support projects in allocated through the 2014-2016 calls for proposals – with a
BG €476.9
LT €508.7
different ways – grants for studies and/or works and financial remaining budget of €5.4 billion.
CY €77.7
LU €75.2
instrument support.
CZ €1,125.2
LV €397.3
DE €2,167.2
MT €48.5
DK €684.1
NL €371.0
EE €376.8
PL €4,429.7
CONNECTING
EL €645.1
PT €683.4
EUROPE FACILITY
ES €991.2
RO €1,413.4
FI €225.4
SE €198.9
FR €2,021.1
SI €239.6
TRANSPORT
ENERGY
TELECOM
HR €557.6
SK €766.2
€24.1 bil ion
€5.35 bil ion
€1.04 billion
HU €1,086.6
UK €430.8
Other countries
GRANTS*
Grants
Grants
FUNDING (€million)
€23.4 bil ion
€4.7 bil ion
€500 mil ion
BA €0.1
MK €0.1
CH €14.0
NO €37.8
Allocated
Allocated
IL €7.0
RS €11.8
€21.3 bil ion (Transport)
R
R em
em ain
ain in
in g
g
€1.6 bil ion (Energy)
R
R em
em ain
ain in
in g
g
Allocated
R
R em
em ain
ain in
in g
g
IS €1.4
TR €10.3
€12 mil ion (Synergy)
€2 bn
€2 bil ion
€10 mil ion (Synergy)
€2 bn
€3.1 bil ion
€128 mil ion
€37€2 bn
2 mil ion
2017 Blending Call
Future Cal s**
2017 Cal
Future Cal s
2017 Cal s
Future Cal s
€1 bil ion
€1 bil ion
€800 mil ion
€2.3 bil ion
€77 mil ion
€295 mil ion
The table and the map show funding per country excluding international
* Including additional €185 mil ion revenues from predecessor programmes and excluding the MFF midterm review.
organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint
** Out which EUR 290 mil ion is earmarked r a specific call r proposals r SESAR in 2017/2018
Undertakings
€4.4 billion
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Innovative approach
Leveraging support
The programme has an innovative approach, since due to its project duration is 3.8 years and 2.5 years respectively, while
Infrastructure planning and financing from a national
The CEF is an example of the
added value of the EU budget
multiannual character, it can financially support projects for the telecom sector the average duration is less than two
perspective does not give a sufficiently high priority to
as it can help secure funding for the pan-European projects
over several years, thereby enhancing their financial stability years. The first projects started on 1 January 2014 and some
multi-national cross-border investments to achieve the
that connect the centre, and the periphery as well as in certain
and viability. In the transport and energy sectors the average projects will run until the end of 2023.
infrastructure that the Single Market needs.
cases for neighbouring countries - for the benefit of all.
The CEF funding currently allocated via grants amounts to
€23.1 billion.
NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
900
CEF GRANT FUNDING PER SECTOR
(number of projects)
600
€21.3
CEF Transport
bil ion
(604)
€1.6
CEF Energy
(93)
bil ion
300
€128
CEF Telecom
mil ion
(221)
100
€22
CEF Synergy
mil ion
(7)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
CEF Transport
CEF Energy
CEF Telecom
CEF Synergy
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Key figures
From the budget already allocated, the CEF support
Between 2014 and 2016, 39 calls for proposals were
€13 billion is currently allocated to projects under the 2014
will mobilise €45.3 billion of total investment in the
launched, of which 11 for CEF Transport, five for CEF
calls1, €6.6 billion to projects under the 2015 calls2 and €3.5
Energy, 22 for CEF Telecom and one for Synergies between
billion to projects under the 2016 calls3.
European economy, of which:
Transport and Energy. As a result of these calls, €23.1 billion,
or 81% of the total CEF budget, is currently allocated to the
implementation of projects.
INVESTMENT PER SECTOR
CEF FUNDING PER CALL YEAR (2014-2016)
€ billion
13.0
CEF Transport
€41.6
bil ion
NUMBER OF CALLS PER YEAR
(2014-2016)
CEF Energy
€3.5
bil ion
19
6.6
CEF Telecom
€193
mil ion
13
3.5
CEF Synergy
€37
mil ion
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2014
2015
2016
2014
2015
2016
CEF Transport
CEF Energy
CEF Telecom
CEF Synergy
1 €12.4 billion under CEF Transport, €581.8 million under CEF Energy and €16.4 million under CEF Telecom
2 €6.2 billion under CEF Transport, €299.9 million under CEF Energy and €45.9 million under CEF Telecom
3 €2.7 billion under CEF Transport, €707.4 million under CEF Energy, €66.1 million under CEF Telecom and €22 million under CEF Synergy
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500 independent external experts were contracted to
Under the 39 calls, a total of 1,852 eligible proposals
evaluate the eligible proposals. In total 950 projects
requested €50.8 billion in CEF funding, representing an
Following grant agreement preparation, 925 projects* receiving
were finally selected, resulting in a success rate of 51%.
oversubscription rate of 2.1 times the available budget.
€23.1 billion in CEF funding are currently being implemented.
REQUESTED/SELECTED FUNDING AND NUMBER OF PROPOSALS PER SECTOR
REQUESTED/RECOMMENDED FUNDING AND NUMBER OF PROPOSALS PER SECTOR
CEF TRANSPORT
CEF ENERGY
CEF TELECOM
CEF SYNERGY
47.0
€ billion
€ billion
€ million
€ million
(1,419)
50
(number of proposals)
(number of proposals)
(number of proposals)
(number of proposals)
3.6
4
(150)
158.4
22.4
180
21.3
(274)
(623)
(604)
1.7
130.6
128.3
(96)
1.6
(224)
34.2
(93)
(221)
40
(9)
22.1
22.1
(7)
(7)
0
0
0
0
Eligible proposals
Selected proposals
Grant Agreements*
Eligible proposals
Selected proposals
Grant Agreements*
Eligible proposals
Selected proposals
Grant Agreements*
Eligible proposals
Selected proposals
Grant Agreements*
*Includes grant agreements under preparation
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CEF
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CEF Transport
Funding per country
In 2013, the EU embarked on a new era in EU transport
CEF Transport funding supports studies (including pilot
EU Member States
policy and created the basis for Europe to build a modern
deployment activities) and works for building new transport
FUNDING (€ million)
integrated transport system that strengthens Europe’s
infrastructure, or rehabilitating and upgrading existing ones
global competitiveness and can meet the challenges
- to deliver on its top priority of creating jobs and boosting
AT €759.3
IE €91.6
for sustainable, smart and inclusive growth. With a new
growth in Europe. CEF transport’s grant budget is €23.4
BE €482.9
IT €1,423.7
policy for the
Trans-European Transport Network, the
billion, including €11.3 billion reserved for the Member
BG €406.3
LT €392.6
EU aims to build a high-performance EU-wide transport
States eligible for cohesion funding.
infrastructure network, using the Connecting Europe
CY €55.2
LU €71.6
Facility and other EU funding programmes and initiatives.
CZ €1,117.3
LV €266.8
Funding is mainly oriented to
DE €2,107.1
MT €45.3
projects on the TEN-T core network
and projects linked to horizontal
DK €670.7
NL €356.9
The TEN-T Guidelines establish
priorities, such as the deployment
EE €208.1
PL €4,153.1
a comprehensive and a core
of ERTMS4, SESAR5, ITS6, RIS7,
network to promote better
EL €628.6
PT €677.6
Motorways of the Sea and new
accessibility to European and
ES €976.5
RO €1,229.1
technologies and innovation.
global markets.
FI €126.6
SE €195.2
FR €1,997.3
SI €209.4
HR €424.4
SK €704.7
They provide for a strong focus on infrastructure of topmost
Following 11 calls for proposals, €21.3 billion have been
strategic importance. Both the core and comprehensive
allocated to 604 projects, most of which are ongoing,
HU €1,081.5
UK €349.0
networks focus on modal integration, interoperability
which account for 91% of the CEF Transport budget. A
and the coordinated development of infrastructure, in
predominant part of the CEF grants (73%) are allocated
Other countries FUNDING (€ million)
particular in cross-border sections, to eliminate missing
to railway projects. Member States eligible for support
BA €0.1
NO €9.2
links and remove bottlenecks.
from the Cohesion Fund receive over 54% of the total
CEF funds (mainly from the Cohesion envelope, but also
IL €7.0
RS €11.7
Nine multi-modal Core Network Corridors are the
from the General envelope). A CEF Transport Blending call
MK €0.1
pillars of the core network. Support is also provided for
was launched in February 2017 with the aim to combine
innovation and new technologies and telematic solutions
CEF grants with financial instruments (indicative CEF
budget: €1 billion).
€4.2 billion
applied to all modes of transport in order to improve the
use of infrastructure, reduce the environmental impact of
transport, enhance energy efficiency and increase safety.
The table and the map show funding per country excluding international
4 European Railway Traffic Management Systems
organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint
5 Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research
Undertakings
6 Intelligent Transport Systems (Road)
7 River Information Services
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Improving transport infrastructure
Shifting to more advanced stages of development
CEF Transport currently contributes €21.3 billion in EU grant
Compared to its predecessor, the 2007-2013 TEN-T
support to the realisation of transport infrastructure projects,
Programme, CEF Transport allocates more funding to projects
for a total investment of €41.6 billion. It is expected that this
in advanced stages of implementation (works or mixed projects
investment will create more than 450,000 job years by 20308.
rather than studies).
The charts below compare the distribution of funding by type
of project in the two programmes.
CEF FUNDING PER TRANSPORT FUNDING OBJECTIVE
€ billion
(number of projects)
TEN-T FUNDING BY TYPE
CEF TRANSPORT FUNDING BY TYPE
€ billion
€ billion
Building cross-border infrastructure and bridging missing links
€18.3 (287)
Studies €1.8
Studies €1.5
Deploying sustainable and efficient transport
€0.5 (101)
27%
7%
Interconnecting transport modes and enhancing interoperability
€2.5 (216)
34%
27%
Mixed €7.2
Mixed €1.7
46%
59%
Works €2.9
8 Assessment based on
average ratio of permanent and temporary employment per billion invested evaluated by the EIB:
http://www.eib.org/attachments/thematic/
Works €12.6
report_2015_on_eib_operations_inside_the_eu_en.pdf
Additional, wider economic benefits stemming from the projects’ contribution to the corridors / network is expected, which increases the net effect of the CEF Transport programme on
jobs. The EIB Annual Report 2016 provides some additional estimations based on economic models
http://www.eib.org/attachments/general/reports/ar_2016_en.pdf
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Developing the Core Network Corridors
Focus on sustainability
86% of the total CEF funding is invested in
CEF Transport contributes to the
decarbonisation of the link projects as well as traffic management and alternative
projects contributing to the development
European economy by investing heavily in environmentally
fuels and on Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR)
of the nine Core Network Corridors.
CEF FUNDING PER
friendly transport modes, including 236 railway projects respectively, thus increasing safety and sustainability. By
CORE NETWORK CORRIDOR
across the EU. The investment in railway projects accounts
investing in the sustainability of transport, the CEF is also
The Rhine-Danube Corridor receives the
(€ billion)
for €15.7 billion, 73% of the total funding. Investments in
contributing significantly to the climate change objectives set
largest share of funding (19%), followed
road and air transport focus on cross-border and missing
by the Commission.
by the North Sea-Baltic Corridor (16%)9.
Rhine-Danube 3.6
In terms of the number of projects, the
Mediterranean Corridor is in the lead
North Sea-Baltic 3.1
(108) followed by the Rhine-Danube
Corridor (82).
Mediterranean 2.6
2.6
Scandinavian-Mediterranean 2.1
CEF FUNDING BY TRANSPORT MODE
Baltic-Adriatic
2
2.1 .1
€ billion
15.7
(number of projects)
Orient/East-Med 1.9
(236)
2.1
North Sea-Mediterranean 1.7
1.9
Atlantic 1.5
Rhine-Alpine 1.70.7
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.4
(48)
(128)
(54)
0.9
(76)
0.3
(62)
9 Funding for sections, which geographically belong to more than one corridor, is accounted for in each corridor.
Rail
Inland
Road
Air
Maritime
Multimodal
Waterways
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Removing obstacles
Project example
181 projects selected under the 2014-2016 calls will remove
239 bottlenecks by 2020, including
68 on cross-border
sections. The total investment in projects contributing to the
removal of bottlenecks is €32 billion, of which €16.9 billion is
Among the projects removing 51 rail
CEF grant funding.
cross border bottlenecks, the
Brenner
Base Tunnel project is one of the largest.
The 64 km-long rail tunnel that stretches
NUMBER OF BOTTLENECKS PER TRANSPORT MODE
between Austria and Italy removes a
major cross-border bottleneck in an
environmentally sensitive area. It is
constructed to shift the heavy goods and
passenger transport across the Alps from
road to high-quality rail service. Once
Rail
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119
170
completed, the tunnel will slash travelling
times from Innsbruck to Bolzano from
two hours to 50 minutes.
Inland Waterways
6
28
34
CEF Transport funding €1.2 billion
Maritime
Member States Austria and Italy
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20
Road
10 4 14
Multimodal
1
cross-border sections
other sections with cross-border impact
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Ensuring rail interoperability
Project example
In total 95 projects co-funded by CEF Transport aim to adapt,
upgrade and improve several thousand kilometres of railway
lines all over Europe. The total investment in these projects is
€14.4 billion, of which €9.1 billion is CEF grant funding.
Rail Baltica - 1435 mm standard gauge
railway line development in Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania
CEF Transport projects will:
The Global Project will implement a double
track, European nominal gauge railway line
ensuring along the North Sea-Baltic Corridor,
the integration of the three Baltic States
Fit 5,439 km railway with ERTMS
into the European rail freight and passenger
transport network - promoting the continuity
of long distance and cross-border flows.
Electrify 1,854 km line tracks and sidings
CEF Transport funds four projects which
contribute with studies and works to the
Improve 2,759 km freight lines
implementation of the Global Project.
Total CEF Transport funding € 789 million
Adapt 1,580 km railway to the European nominal gauge standard
Member States involved Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania
The 29 projects adapting 1,580 km of railway to the European
nominal gauge standard are thereby enhancing the integration
and interconnection of the European transport sector, as shown
in the example on the next page.
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Linking modes of transport
Project example
By 2020, transport will be more integrated by connecting This will be achieved through a total investment of €361.6
four maritime ports10 to the railway and adding one new million, of which €107 million is CEF grant funding.
road terminal11 as well as by improving the connection of five
maritime ports12, five inland ports13 and six rail-road terminals14.
Studies and works for connections by
rail of four existing freight terminals
along the Mediterranean Corridor in
Spain
NUMBER OF NEW OR IMPROVED
The project will create intermodal terminals
MULTIMODAL CONNECTIONS TO THE RAILWAY
in the most important ports of Spain
(Algeciras, Valencia, Barcelona) and in the
most important economic centre (Madrid),
all located along the Mediterranean Core
Network Corridor. This will significantly
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Improved
decrease road freight to the advantage
New
of rail, thereby reducing transport costs,
down time and energy consumption. In
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addition, the terminal in Barcelona will be
equipped with both the Iberian gauge and
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the European Nominal Gauge Standard,
enabling trains to circulate between Spain
1
and the rest of the EU.
Maritime ports
Inland Waterways
Rail Road Terminals
to Railway
to Railway
CEF Transport funding €5 million
Member States involved Spain
10 Bahía de Algeciras, Barcelona, Valencia (ES); Porto (PT)
11 Badajoz (ES)
12 Zeebrugge (BE); A Coruña , Huelva, Sevilla (ES); Gdansk (PL)
13 Strasbourg, Lyon (FR); Bremerhaven, Regensburg (DE); Sevilla (ES)
14 Ostrava, Melnik (CZ); Bremen (Bremerhaven) (DE), Barcelona(ES); Padova, Genova (Vado) (IT)
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Investing in greener road transport
Project examples
53 projects aim to install 2,829 supply points for alternative The total investment in projects contributing to the installation
fuel for road transport. Furthermore, supply points for of supply points for alternative fuel for road transport is
alternative fuel will be installed in eight inland ports15 and 12 €622.4 million, of which €334.7 million is CEF grant funding.
FAST-E (DE/BE)
maritime ports16.
This project foresees the deployment of 241
standard fast chargers in Germany and 37 in
Belgium. As a result of this, vehicles will be able to
travel 100 km with a 30 minute charge.
CEF Transport funding €8.8 million
NUMBER OF SUPPLY POINTS
Member States involved Germany and Belgium
FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS
FOR ROAD TRANSPORT
Compressed Liquefied
Electricity
Natural Gas
Petroleum Gas
2,383
171
57
ULTRA-E
This project foresees the deployment of a pilot of 25
ultra-chargers on the TEN-T corridors connecting the
162
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Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria. Thanks to
these technologically advanced chargers, vehicles will be
Liquefied Hydrogen
able to travel 100 km with a 10 minute charge.
Natural Gas
CEF Transport funding €6.5 million
Member States involved Austria,
Germany and Belgium
15 Antwerp (BE), Köln (DE), Mannheim (DE), Duisburg (DE), Budapest (HU), AlbertKanaal (BE), Brussels (BE), Gent (BE)
16 Barcelona (ES), Bremen (DE), Valencia (ES), Cartagena (ES), Marseille (FR), Las Palmas (ES), Palma Mallorca (ES), Santa Cruz Tenerife (ES), Bari (IT), Cagliari (IT), Napoli (IT),
Gdansk (PL)
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Supporting Cohesion
Following dedicated Cohesion calls for proposals from 2014 to 2016
the entire €11.3 billion Cohesion envelope has been allocated due to
the very robust project pipeline in the Cohesion Member States.
CEF FUNDING PER
NUMBER OF PROJECTS PER
COHESION ENVELOPE
COHESION ENVELOPE
(€ million)
405.7
Bulgaria
11
1,116.3
Czech Republic
47
196.0
Estonia
4
577.8
Greece
8
422.5
Croatia
28
45.0
Cyprus
4
247.0
Latvia
3
371.8
Lithuania
5
1,073.1
Hungary
33
41.7
Malta
2
4,138.9
Poland
29
508.9
Portugal
12
1,234.5
Romania
20
174.7
Slovenia
10
706.0
Slovakia
28
30
31
CEF
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CEF Energy
Funding per country
The upgrading of the existing infrastructure and the
development of new energy transmission infrastructure
EU Member States FUNDING (€million)
CEF Energy has a grant budget of €4.7
in Europe needs major investment in order to match
billion for the period 2014-2020 and
AT €0.01
HU €2.5
future demand for energy, to ensure security of supply
supports studies and works in the
BG €69.1
IE €110.4
and to support large-scale deployment of energy from
areas of gas, electricity and smart
CY €15.8
LT €112.7
renewable sources.
grids that contribute to the programme’s
objectives. CEF Energy supports the
CZ €5.0
LV €128.7
key objectives of the Energy Union by
DE €50.1
MT €0.4
The Trans-European Networks - Energy (TEN-E)
promoting further integration of the
Regulation identifies nine priority corridors and three
internal energy market, enhancing security
DK €7.2
PL €271.7
thematic areas in the field of cross-border energy
of energy supply and integrating energy
EE €166.4
PT €1.0
from renewable sources into the network.
infrastructure and establishes a list of Projects of
EL €9.3
RO €180.8
Common Interest (PCIs) that will help the EU to meet
ES €6.3
SI €27.5
its short and longer-term energy and climate objectives.
FI €94.1
SK €59.7
Established in 2013, the PCI list is updated every two years to
FR €17.9
UK €73.5
integrate newly needed PCIs and to remove obsolete ones. The
PCIs have a significant impact on energy markets and
HR €128.2
current list, updated in 2015, comprises 195 PCIs, of which 108 are
market integration (covering at least two EU countries),
electricity, 77 gas, 7 oil and 3 smart grids. Only proposals related to
Other countries FUNDING (€million)
contribute to the EU’s energy security by diversifying
the PCIs are eligible to apply for CEF Energy funding.
sources, increase competition on energy markets by
CH €14.0
TR €10.3
offering alternatives to consumers, and contribute
NO €26.4
The vast majority of the investments in TEN-E and the PCIs are meant
to the EU’s climate and energy goals by integrating
to be financed by the market, mainly through regulated transmission
renewables. PCIs benefit from accelerated planning and
tariffs. However, some energy projects are not commercially viable
permit granting, a single national authority for obtaining
and would therefore not be implemented despite the fact that they
permits, improved regulatory conditions, increased
provide important socio-economic benefits at macro-regional level.
public participation via consultations and increased
CEF Energy is engineered to address the gap between the socio-
visibility to investors.
economic value at regional/European level (such as security of
supply, innovation and solidarity) and the commercial viability of
The table and the map show funding per country excluding international
organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint
projects through the regulatory framework.
Undertakings
€0.3 billion
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CEF Energy portfolio
Focus on priority corridors and thematic area
CEF Energy currently contributes €1.6 billion in EU support to The largest share of funding goes to work projects (83%),
CEF Energy supports projects under eight priority corridors, four the largest share of funding in the electricity sector with €205
the implementation of energy projects, for a total investment especially those supporting the development of gas
in the electricity sector, four in the gas sector and one thematic million (13% of the total).
of €3.5 billion. The current CEF energy portfolio consists of 93 infrastructure (58%), followed by electricity infrastructure
area on smart grids. The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection So far, one CEF Energy project was signed in the smart grids
projects, most of which are studies, which account for 17% of (22%) and smart grids (3%).
Plan (BEMIP) in electricity, whose goal is to end the isolation thematic area (which covers the entire EU) for a total of
the total CEF Energy funding.
of the Baltic States and to foster market integration, receives €40.5 million.
CEF FUNDING PER PRIORITY CORRIDOR (ELECTRICITY)
€ million
number of projects
Gas
Electricity
1. Northern Seas
2. North-South Electricity
Studies
Offshore Grid (NSOG)
interconnections in Western
Europe (NSI West Electricity)
Smart
40 projects
36 projects
76 projects
€185.2 million
14 projects
€50.3 million
Grids
€90.4 million
€176.5 million
€266.9 million
5 projects
Works
1 project
9 projects
7 projects
17 projects
€40.5 million
€928.1 million
€353.6 million
€1.3 billion
3. North-South Electricity
4. Baltic Energy Market
1 project
49 projects
43 projects
EU funding
interconnections in Central
Interconnection Plan in
Eastern and South Eastern
electricity (BEMIP Electricity)
€40.5 million
€1.02 billion
€530 million
93 projects
€1.6 billion
Europe (NSI Electricity)
€205 million
€89.6 million
6 projects
18 projects
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Supporting Projects of Common Interest
The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP), and security of gas supply in the Baltic region, receives
whose goal is to end dependency on a single supplier, to the largest share of funding in the gas sector with €513.4
reinforce internal gas networks and to increase diversification million.
The 93 CEF Energy projects contribute to the implementation On the other hand, for studies the largest funding goes to
of 74 PCIs. For works, the PCIs that receive the largest share PCIs in the electricity sector, indicating the complex nature
of CEF Energy funding are in the gas sector.
of large electricity projects.
CEF FUNDING PER PRIORITY CORRIDOR (GAS)
€ million
number of projects
TOP 3 PCIs BY CEF ENERGY
TOP 3 PCIs BY CEF ENERGY
FUNDING - WORKS
FUNDING – STUDIES
€ million
€ million
5. North-South Gas
6. North-South Gas
interconnections
interconnections in Central
in Western Europe
Eastern and South Eastern
(NSI West Gas)
Europe (NSI East Gas)
GAS
ELECTRICITY
€57.6 million
€240 million
10 projects
21 projects
PCI Poland-Lithuania interconnection (GIPL)
266.4
Norway - United Kingdom interconnection
42.1
Germany internal line between Brunsbüttel-Groβgartach
Interconnector between Estonia
187.5
and Wilster-Grafenrheinfeld to increase
40.3
and Finland (Balticconnector)
capacity at Northern and Southern borders
7. Southern Gas
8. Baltic Energy Market
Corridor (SGC)
Interconnection Plan in Gas
Development of the Romanian gas transmission
Interconnection between Revsing (DK)
(BEMIP Gas)
system on the Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria
179.3
14.8
and Bicker Fen (UK) (Viking Link)
corridor (BRUA/ROHUAT project)
€207.6 million
€513.4 million
10 projects
8 projects
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Developing infrastructure
Ending energy isolation and enhancing energy security
Gas transmission and electricity transmission assets attract the
The completed projects below contribute to CEF Energy
largest share of funding under the CEF Energy programme (83%).
objectives by eliminating energy isolation, through the
construction of the Litpol Link electricity line, and by enhancing
the security of supply, through the elimination of a bottleneck
between Klaipeda and Kursenai in the gas transmission system
in Lithuania.
CEF FUNDING PER INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE
€ million
PROJECT EXAMPLE
PROJECT EXAMPLE
ELECTRICITY
GAS
898.5
Litpol Link Electricity line
Construction of the Klaipeda-Kursenai
Gas Transmission Pipeline
The new 51 km electricity line between Alytus (Lithuania)
and the Lithuanian border with Poland connected the grids
The construction of a 111 km gas transmission pipeline
of Baltic countries to those of Western Europe for the first
connected the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal
time. The power link ended the energy isolation of Lithuania,
infrastructure in Klaipeda to the gas transmission network
417.0
Latvia and Estonia.
towards Kursenai in Lithuania. It eliminated a bottleneck in
the gas transmission system in Lithuania and enhanced the
Part of PCI 4.5.1 Interconnection between the Lithuanian and
region's security of gas supply, as well as competition in the
the Polish electricity system at the Lithuanian/Polish border,
gas market of the Baltics.
104.7
109.3
known as “LitPol Link”
40.5
8.1
0.3
10.7
Part of PCI 8.2.3 Capacity enhancement of Klaipeda-Kiemenai
Beneficiary Litgrid AB
pipeline in Lithuania
Electricity
Electricity
Hydro-pumped
Baltic
Gas transmission
Underground gas
LNG
transmission
storage
storage
synchronisation
storage
CEF Energy funding €27.4 million
Beneficiary AB Amber Grid
Electricity
Smart grids
Gas
CEF Energy funding €24.7 million
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Improving interconnections between Member States
Developing smart energy networks
The integration of the energy market can also be assessed
CEF Energy also contributes to developing
by looking at projects effectively interconnecting European
smart energy networks by investing in a
networks and removing internal constraints. Two examples
smart grid project.
of this are: the studies of the new electricity lines which will
interconnect France and Spain, including necessary internal
grids reinforcement, and the reverse flow pipeline from
PROJECT EXAMPLE
Switzerland to Germany in the gas sector.
SMART GRIDS
Implementation of the SINCRO.GRID PCI,
PROJECT EXAMPLE
PROJECT EXAMPLE
phase 1
ELECTRICITY
GAS
The project aims at solving network voltage,
Studies for the new Atlantic electrical interconnection
Reverse Flow on TENP (studies and works)
frequency control and congestion issues,
between Spain and France
as well as enabling further deployment
The two supported projects aim to design and engineer the
of renewables (RES) and displacement of
The main objective of the two supported projects is to
reversal of the TENP pipeline to transport gas from Switzerland
conventional generation. This will be done
complete the set of studies, such as geological, environmental,
to Germany. The study will simulate and assess the operative
by integrating new active elements in the
technological and social acceptance, needed to determine
conditions under which the gas flow from North to South
transmission and distribution grids into the
the precise feasibility and impact of the envisaged new
could be reversed. The works include the procurement and
virtual cross-border control centre based on
interconnection between Spain and France, studying the
execution of works necessary to enable the creation of 10
advanced data management and common
entire route from the substations in both countries. The
GWh/h of entry capacity at the cross-border interconnection
system optimisation.
length of the cable is approximately 370 km – of which
point Wallbach towards the Virtual Trading Point of the
The project will complete the PCI with the
280 km submarine crossing the Bay of Biscay – with a total
NetConnect Germany market area. It also includes building
exception of one of the compensation devices
maximum capacity of 2000 MW. The project will help double
an innovative large-scale deodorisation facility, representing
in Slovenia which will be deployed at a later
the interconnection capacity between France and Spain.
a breakthrough in interoperability technology in Europe, as it
stage.
will enable imports into Germany of gas from countries with
Part of PCI 2.7 for the construction of an interconnector
other odorisation practices like France.
Part of PCI 10.3 SINCRO.GRID (Slovenia/
between Spain and France
Croatia)
Part of 5.10 “Reverse flow interconnection on TENP pipeline
Beneficiaries Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), RED
in Germany”
Beneficiaries ELES ltd, Croatian Transmission
Eléctrica de España (REE)
System operator, SODO Electricity distribution
Beneficiaries Fluxys TENP GmbH
system, HEP-Operator distribucijskog sustava
CEF Energy funding €9.5 million
CEF Energy funding €9.9 million
CEF Energy funding €40.5 million
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CEF
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CEF Telecom
CEF Digital
CEF Digital plays a key role in supporting Member States to comply with EU Regulations and
Directives – and facilitating coordination among Member States to share solutions, develop
CEF Telecom is anchored to the Europe 2020
standards and enable interoperable solutions. This has resulted in faster and more efficient
Strategy for smart, sustainable, and inclusive
online public and cross-border services for the benefit of citizens, businesses and public
growth via the Digital Single Market Strategy.
The two pillars of CEF
administrations across Europe.
Telecom are CEF Digital
The strategy highlights the importance of
and CEF Broadband
digital infrastructure and a digital economy
for improving services, expanding choice and
CEF Digital is organised around the promotion of Digital Service
creating employment.
Infrastructures (DSIs) providing support to two different types:
These are all essential elements for
CEF Telecom invests in Digital Service
sustaining a Digital Single Market and
Infrastructures, promote connectivity and
The five ‘building blocks’
The ten sector-specific DSIs, provide
supporting the competitiveness of the
provide basic functionality, more complex trans-European online
interoperability (CEF Digital), and stimulates
European economy. They also support
facilitate cross-border and services for citizens, businesses and
investment for deploying and modernising
the Commission’s broadband targets,
sector interaction between EU
public administrations:
broadband networks (CEF Broadband).
as well as the more recent strategic
public administrations and are
Safer Internet
objectives to be reached by 2025 under
reusable in more complex DSIs.
the European Gigabit Society strategy.
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)
eIdentification
Public Open Data
eSignature
eHealth
eInvoicing
eProcurement
CEF BROADBAND
eDelivery
Business Registers
eTranslation
Under the Connected Communities Initiative the Commission has called
Interconnection System (BRIS)
for expressions of interest for broadband projects interested in the use of
Electronic Exchange of Social
financial instruments and received 120 responses from 24 Member States.
Security Information (EESSI)
The World Bank is supporting the Commission by providing targeted technical
European e-Justice Portal
assistance. The CEF Equity instrument plans to establish the Connecting
Europe Broadband Fund which will provide equity to smaller-scale, higher-risk
Europeana
broadband projects in outlying areas and without sufficient access to financing.
Cyber Security
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CEF Digital
Funding per country
EU Member States FUNDING (€million)
All DSIs have a double layer structure: ‘Core Service Platforms’
(CSPs) – that work as central hubs which enable trans-
AT €5.5
IE €4.9
European connectivity – and ‘Generic Services’ which link the
BE €3.3
IT €8.7
national services to the Core Service Platforms. So far, €115
BG €1.5
LT €3.3
million have been allocated to the deployment of 14 Core
Service Platforms and €128.3 million have been awarded for
CY €4.1
LU €3.6
221 projects for generic services.
CZ €2.9
LV €1.8
DE €8.9
MT €2.2
DK €6.2
NL €7.6
Funding opportunities in the area of Digital Service
Infrastructures are offered via the procurement of services
EE €2.3
PL €3.9
for the development, maintenance and operation of CSPs,
EL €5.4
PT €4.8
and via calls for proposals (grants) for the connection of the
ES €8.4
RO €3.5
national service infrastructures developed in the Member
States to the CSP. €500 million of the CEF Telecom total
FI €4.7
SE €1.9
budget of €1.04 billion is reserved for these grants.
FR €5.9
SI €2.7
HR €3.9
SK €1.8
HU €2.6
UK €8.2
Between 2014 and 2016, 22 calls for proposals were
organised, allocating €128.3 million of CEF Digital funding
Other countries FUNDING (€million)
– or 26% of the overall CEF Telecom grant budget - to 221
projects. The total investment leveraged through these calls
IS €1.4
RS €0.03
is €193 million. In 2017, INEA launched 12 additional calls
NO €2.2
with a total available budget of €77 million. All Member
States – plus Norway, Iceland and Serbia - have thus far
benefitted from CEF Digital investment (based on the funding
received by beneficiaries in each Member State).
The table and the map show grant funding for generic services per
country excluding international organisations, European Economic
€8.9 million
Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint Undertakings
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Funding per DSI building block
Supporting cross-border recognition of electronic identification
CEF Digital projects aim to be mutually reinforcing and development of the respective Core Service Platform with a
complementary. There are many potential links between dedicated budget of €40 million, the Commission supports
the digital services – in particular the building blocks that their deployment through dedicated calls for proposals. In
are reused in more complex DSIs. This possibility not only 2014-2016, eight dedicated calls were launched for these
PROJECT EXAMPLE
eIDENTIFICATION
contributes to creating economies of scale but also speeds building blocks, allocating €39.2 million in CEF Telecom
up implementation of more complex projects. Apart from the funding to 68 projects.
EIDAS 2018
More and more Europeans use electronic
MUNICIPALITIES
identification to access public and private
online services in their country. But what
happens when someone travels or moves to
CEF GRANT FUNDING PER DSI BUILDING BLOCK
The
eIDAS
2018
another European country?
€ million
Municipalities Project
(number of projects)
is one of the early
The eID building block addresses the
implementations of
challenge of cross-border recognition of
the mutual recognition
nationally issued eIDs, enabling Europeans to
eTranslation Exchanging information across language barriers in
principle of European
6.1
access online public services across Europe
the EU Member States
(6)
eIDs to access public
seamlessly.
services introduced
by the eIDAS Regulation. It enables citizens of EU Member
The CEF eID building block supports the
States and EEA countries to electronically prove their identity
Member States and Service providers in
with their nationally issued eID when seeking access to around
eDelivery Supporting electronic registered delivery of data and
recognising foreign eIDs.
2.6
300 services in 81 municipalities across the Netherlands. The
documents
(9)
solution is currently available for Austrian, German and Belgian
Businesses are also encouraged to connect
eID holders, and should progressively be extended to other
to the eIDAS network in order to allow EU
countries connecting to the eIDAS network.
consumers to benefit from a secure and easy
identification process.
eInvoicing Helping public entities adopt the European standard on
14.8
CEF Digital funding €1.4 million
electronic invoicing
(23)
CEF Digital funding €15.7 million
Member States involved The Netherlands
Number of projects managed by INEA 30
eID Extending the use of online services
eSignature Creating
&
15.7
to citizens of other EU Member States
and verifying electronic
(30)
through mutual recognition of national
signatures
electronic identification
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Funding and projects per sector-specific DSIs
Making data more accessible
The sector-specific DSIs provide solutions that enable their generic services, funding 153 projects with €89.2
INEA currently supports seven projects under the Public Open
citizens businesses and administrations to access online million in 10 sector specific DSIs. Most of these DSIs will
Data DSI, which receive €3.6 million in CEF funding and involve
services across Europe, enabling interoperability in fields reuse basic functionalities provided by the building blocks.
17 Member States.
as diverse as cybersecurity, health, and justice or social At the same time, for the sector specific DSI Core Service
PUBLIC OPEN DATA
security rights. In 2014-2016, 14 calls were launched for Platforms, a total of €75.1 million have been invested.
Every day, public institutions across Europe
publish data in categories as broad as health,
PROJECT EXAMPLE
traffic, public spending and agriculture, which
CEF GRANT FUNDING PER SECTOR SPECIFIC DSI
have large economic potential. Open Data
32.2
€ million
OASIS
encourages the reuse and analysis of existing
(58)
(number of projects)
data to create new products and services.
One of the projects is the “
Open Applications for Semantically
Interoperable Services” (OASIS).
The Public Open Data DSI makes it easier for
public services and businesses to access and
reuse public data through the online European
OASIS will involve the sourcing of public open data in Spain
Data Portal. The portal collects metadata (data
and Belgium, and will focus on public transport and local public
about the data) published by public bodies
services. At least two mobile applications and/or other innovative
19.5
across Europe, collating it into a searchable
(22)
services will be developed. These innovative services will prove
tool accessible by anyone.
that applications using Linked Open Data can be used across
borders and sectors and that they can be made multi-lingual.
There are currently over 750,000 data sets
The results will initially affect two cities (Madrid and Ghent), and
published on the European Data Portal, freely
will be sufficiently innovative to inspire others to develop similar
accessible by citizens and businesses.
10.9
10.7
products using the available public open data.
(14)
(16)
Building Blocks integrated
CEF Digital funding € 0.4 million
5.5
eTranslation (translation of metadata in 24
(17)
3.6
Member States involved Belgium and Spain
EU official languages)
3.1
(7)
(7)
2.1
eID (identification of users)
1.7
(3)
(8)
0.1
(1)
Safer Internet
EESSI
Cyber Security
eHealth
eProcurement Public Open European e-
Europeana
BRIS
ODR
Data
Justice Portal
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Support to the efficient functioning of the judiciary
INEA currently supports seven projects under the
European e-Justice DSI, which receive €3.1 million
in CEF grant funding and involve 15 Member States.
EUROPEAN E-JUSTICE PORTAL
PROJECT EXAMPLE
IRI FOR EUROPE
Over 10 million citizens are involved in cross-border judicial
procedures each year. That means a far greater need for cooperation
One of the projects is “IRI for Europe”. Its objective is to
between different national judicial systems, and improved access to
support five Member States (Germany, Italy, Romania,
information on the judicial process in different European countries.
Croatia and France) in connecting to the European
e-Justice Portal, in order to improve the information
The European e-Justice Portal facilitates this cooperation by
provided from the insolvency registers to the relevant
providing information and access to justice services across the
debtors, creditors and courts involved, and to prevent
EU. It works like a one-stop-shop for citizens, businesses and legal
the opening of parallel insolvency proceedings.
professionals across Europe. Whether a prosecutor in Amsterdam
needs to connect with a judge in Luxembourg, or a Greek citizen
The interconnection of the national insolvency
needs to look for a lawyer in Ireland, the European e-Justice Portal
registers via the European e-Justice Portal will
provides a wealth of legal information and access to legal services.
also facilitate access to that information for the
relevant stakeholders domiciled or located in
other Member States. The project will contribute
Building Blocks integrated
to the creation of a single point of access to all
insolvency information in the European Union and
eTranslation (translation of metadata in 24 EU official languages)
it will contribute to the further development of the
eID (identification of users)
European e-Justice portal to become the onestop-
shop for all judicial information.
eDelivery (transmission of documents)
CEF Digital funding €1.5 million
eSignature (validation of electronic signatures)
Member States involved Germany, Italy, Romania,
Croatia and France
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CEF
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CEF Synergy
Funding per country
EU Member States FUNDING (€million)
Under the CEF, synergies between
the three sectors are particularly
AT €4.2
encouraged in order to enhance the
BE €0.9
effectiveness of Union action and
CY €2.6
optimise implementing costs.
DE €1.0
EL €1.7
For the Transport sector this should
The first CEF Synergy call including
HR €1.0
lead to decarbonisation through
transport and energy was launched
MT €0.6
transition to innovative low-carbon and
in 2016, with an indicative budget of
NL €6.5
energy-efficient transport technologies,
€40 million, to support the deployment
PL €1.0
while optimising safety.
of sustainable and efficient transport
SE €1.8
and energy infrastructure through the
UK €0.2
creation of synergies and where the
objectives of both sectors were met.
For the Energy sector it should
The call supported studies only, with
lead to increasing competitiveness by
or without pilot deployment.
promoting the further integration of
the internal energy market and the
interoperability of electricity and gas
networks across borders, by reducing
or eliminating energy isolation, by
increasing interconnectivity in electricity
€6.5 million
and by achieving price convergence
between the energy markets.
The table and the map show funding per country excluding international
organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint
Undertakings
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Increasing efficiency
Project example
Examples of areas of synergy between
TRANSPORT and
ENERGY
Optimisation of electric traction power
supply from transmission network for
Smart energy grids
increasing energy efficiency
Electricity transmission systems facilitating
CEF SYNERGY FUNDING PER
ENERGY SECTOR and TRANSPORT MODE
Along the TEN-T core network in Croatia, the project
the integration of electromobility
€ million
aims to increase the competitiveness and efficiency
Joint use of facilities for compressed natural
(number of projects)
of the Croatian railway system in line with the smart
gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) for
grid approach developed under the SINCRO.GRID
Project of Common Interest.
energy purposes and for the use of alternative
fuels in mobility
The project aims to analyse the electricity
ELECTRICITY
consumption, the impact of bidirectional power
Electricity and gas storage facilities
flows and the current state and impact of reactive
Roads
5.2 (1)
Intelligent transport systems
power. A proposal for a new regulatory framework
Multimodal
7.1 (1)
Joint rights of way or infrastructure coupling
and payment model for the purchase of electricity
will be developed. The pilot project includes the
installation of bidirectional meters in Electric
GAS
Traction Substations (ETS) and unidirectional meters
in vehicles, the installation of a dynamic reactive
Multimodal
4.5 (1)
Through this Synergy Call, the Commission
power compensation facility and the development
awarded
€22.1 million of CEF funding to
seven
Motorways of the Sea
2.6 (1)
of associated IT systems in Croatia.
study projects. In total beneficiaries from 11
Member States are involved.
Beneficiary HŽ INFRASTRUKTURA
SMART GRIDS
The chart shows the CEF Synergy funding per
CEF Synergy funding €1 million
Maritime ports
combination of energy sector and transport mode.
1.7 (2)
Railways
1.0 (1)
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Complementarity with research
CEF and Horizon 2020
CEF intends to build
WORKING TOGETHER
complementarities with the
HORIZON 2020 PROGRAMME.
Horizon 2020 is the largest ever EU research and
The complementarity between
innovation programme, with nearly €80 billion of
HORIZON 2020
funding available over the 2014-2020 period.
and
CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY
It couples research and innovation with excellence,
can best be described with the aid of
industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges.
Horizon 2020 focuses on developing concepts, testing
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS
and demonstrating.
CEF complements H2020 through projects
deploying new ideas and concepts in real life
infrastructure across Europe.
TO ENSURE THESE COMPLEMENTARITIES
H O R IZO N 2020
CEF
INEA manages projects under both CEF and
Horizon 2020 (Transport and Energy).
TRL
TRL
TRL
TRL
PROTOTYPE
TRL
1-2
PRINCIPLES & FORMULATION
3-4
PROOF OF CONCEPT
5-6
VALIDATION IN
7-8
PROVEN AND
DEMONSTRATION &
9
& VALIDATION
REAL ENVIRONMENT
OPERATIONAL
COMPLETION
BASIC RESEARCH
APPLIED RESEARCH
PROTOTYPE
SCALE-UP
PILOT
DEMONSTRATION
DEPLOYMENT
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Electric Mobility for Cars
They can also be illustrated with the examples below, which show different projects, some running in
parallel, tackling different phases of development of a new technology.
BUILDING BLOCKS
INTEGRATION
VEHICLE/PILOT
DEPLOYMENT
H2020: SPICY
H2020: OPTEMUS
H2020: ESPRIT
53 CEF Transport projects receiving €334.7
Battery technologies
Optimisation of energy management
New stackable urban electric vehicles
million will install 2,829 supply points, of
Charging cycle, discharge rate, materials
and use in electric vehicles
which 2,383 are electricity supply points for
and integration
road transport.
BASIC RESEARCH
APPLIED RESEARCH
PROTOTYPE
SCALE-UP
PILOT
DEMONSTRATION
DEPLOYMENT
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CEF financial instruments and EFSI
The
EUROPEAN FUND FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS (EFSI) was established in July 2015 - with a contribution of €2.8 billion
transferred from the CEF budget to the EFSI guarantee (of which €2.2 billion from CEF Transport, € 0.5 billion from CEF Energy
and €100 million from CEF Telecom). Although it has wider eligibility coverage than CEF, EFSI also finances TEN infrastructure projects
from its Infrastructure and Innovation Window (IIW).
CEF’s financial
instruments are loans,
SO FAR, EFSI HAS SUPPORTED17
So far, the CEF Debt Instrument and its
guarantees, EU-support
legacy instruments, the Europe 2020
to project bonds, or
Project Bonds Initiative (PBI) and the Loan
dedicated equity funds.
Guarantee Instrument for TEN-T (LGTT)
TRANSPORT
ENERGY
have mobilised €13.9 billion of additional
investment in TEN-T, out of which around
47 operations contributing to transport
87 operations contributing to energy objectives
Financial instruments support bankable
€4.5 billion since 2014. In the Energy sector,
objectives triggering a total €21 billion in
triggering a total € 49 billion in related investment. This
projects by providing enhanced financing
the Instrument aims to support the Projects
related investment. This represents around
represents around 33% of the overall investment from
conditions. The CEF financial instruments
of Common Interest by facilitating access
15% of the overall investment from the IIW.
the IIW. Of these operations, € 2 billion relate to three
are used to address specific market needs
to debt capital from lending institutions
projects of common interest under the TEN-E.
where there is insufficient private finance
(including the European Investment Bank)
to support investment. As with grants, they
and institutional investors. For CEF Telecom,
are oriented to projects which have a clear
under the Connected Communities Initiative,
European added-value, whilst optimising the
the Commission has called for expressions
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
use of the Union budget.
of interest from broadband projects to use
financial instruments.
30 operations (17 in broadband and 13 in other digital projects) contributing to digital objectives triggering a
total €10.6 billion in related investments. This represents around 7% of the overall investment from the IIW and
includes an investment of €8.2 billion for broadband-related projects and €2.4 billion for other digital projects. The
Connecting Europe Broadband Fund will be one of the two EFSI investment platforms with a full EU-28 coverage.
Investments will be made in a minimum of 10 Member States and will target 20 Member States and aim at
investing in at least five projects per year by 2021.
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Project examples
Riga Transport Company (€175 million)
has been financed both under EFSI and under
CEF and are also part of a new initiative,
the Cleaner Transport Facility, which targets
the deployment of alternative fuels in the
transport sector.
The Green Shipping Guarantee
Programme (GSGP) combines
both the financial instruments
component and EFSI. With a time-
span of three years and a budget of
€750 million, it aims at mobilising
€3 billion of investment to equip
vessels with clean technologies.
The pilot phase of the programme,
with an estimated budget of up to
€250 million, is supported by the
CEF Debt Instrument while the
remaining budget, €500 million,
The Romanian section of the gas
will be supported by EFSI. To date,
transmission pipeline on the Bulgaria-
two framework agreements with
Romania-Hungary-Austria Corridor has been
commercial banks have been signed.
financed under CEF with a grant of €179.3
million and has also received EFSI support of
€100 million.
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Efficient programme implementation
Preparation of call text
Organisation of Info Day
Communication actions
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Helpdesk
Collaboration on Info Day
PROGRAMME & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Communication activities
INEA action(s)
EC action(s)
The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)
manages the implementation of projects and certain Programme
Synergies between H2020 & CEF
Reception of proposals
Support Actions for the CEF in all three CEF sectors.
Project portfolio reviews
Eligibility and admissibility check
Tailored reports
Preparation & launch
Selection of evaluators
Statistics
This has resulted in sound financial management, streamlined
of the calls for
Organisation of evaluation
proposals
Information to applicants
and harmonised procedures for the best use of EU funds and
INEA action(s)
maximised programme efficiency, as well as increased visibility
INEA action(s)
of EU actions and promotion of the programme.
Definition & adoption of
Key feedback to
Evaluation
Work Programme (WP)
the european
& Selection
Monitoring of the Agency
comission
PROJECT
It has also enabled the
Final selection of projects
Stakeholder consultations
LIFECYCLE
Reporting to Member States
development of synergies and
Dissemination of WP results
EC action(s)
economies of scale, and the
EC action(s)
Technical &
bringing of innovative ideas and
Preparation
financial
products to CEF implementation.
of the grant
follow-up
agreements
of projects
Integrated tools and services
are used across the programme,
from the technical and financial
Communication actions
implementation of the entire
Payments & recoveries
Single contact point for applicants
Day to day follow up of projects
Signature of grant agreements
project cycle to programme
Audits
Communication actions
reporting and reviews.
INEA action(s)
INEA action(s)
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Benefits, simplifications and synergies for CEF implementation
Support to the European Commission
Combining the CEF sectors in the Agency has created an the Commission in discussions with stakeholders. In addition,
enabling environment that allows a common understanding INEA contributes to the monitoring of energy PCIs by collecting
of the political priorities of the CEF programme and its information about their progress and develops and maintains,
INEA has optimised evaluation INEA also has harmonised services
implementation through projects, and the transfer of know-
together with DG Energy and ACER, suitable tools to do so. The
procedures and expert management,
for Geographical Information Services
how back to the Commission. With statistical and reporting Agency contributes to the optimal use of EU funds by giving
including call documentation and (GIS). The production of maps and
tools, INEA supports policy analysis and policy-making, as well input to the mid-term review of the programme as well as to
customised IT tools which support
tools supports the evaluation of
as the dissemination of information on the programmes. INEA’s other project reviews.
beneficiaries from e-submission of their
proposals, project implementation and
expertise and experience also allows an effective support to
application to progress monitoring. This
decision making processes, as well as
INEA's website is the single point of
tool also gives shared data access for
being used to enhance visibility of the
access for all CEF funding opportunities
the CEF for INEA and the Commission.
geographical allocation of EU funds and
Programme Support Actions (PSAs)
and project data ensuring high-quality
implementation of the networks.
information on calls for proposals,
Streamlined and harmonised procedures
are policy support measures aiming to assist Member State administrations in implementing the CEF, and to facilitate specific policy measures
maintaining a high transparency in
as well as applying best practice across
The Agency works in close partnership
through better stakeholder coordination and communication including exchanges of best practices and sharing of information and data.
the allocation of EU funds, providing
the three CEF sectors have resulted in
with all beneficiaries across the
individual project information, short payment times and fast response
programme, providing guidance
and promoting project results and
rates. 100% of the annual CEF budget
and technical support in project
achievements for increased visibility of
is used, 100% of project proposers
management and financial engineering,
CEF Transport
CEF energy
CEF telecom
CEF and other EU actions.
are informed of call results well within
ensuring close monitoring of progress
the agreed deadlines, 98% of grant
and sound financial management
agreements are signed within the legal
of projects, and disseminating best
PSAs have received €236 mil ion
PSAs represent a limited
PSAs are financed both in the area
timeframe, the time taken to pay the
practice and innovative solutions to the
on a multi-annual basis. They
al ocated portion the total
DSIs and broadband. In the DSI
agreed funding to beneficiaries is almost
relevant stakeholder communities.
have contributed to enhancing
budget, and have been used to
area, they target mainly studies,
half the maximum time specified, and
administrative
capacity
in
support studies commissioned
like
r instance the one exploring
99.7% of the payments occur on time.
A permanent dialogue is also
Member State administrations,
via public procurement
r
long term sustainability the
maintained via workshops and
to coordinating stakeholders
developing TEN-E corridors,
supported DSI. For broadband, the
working groups as well as a variety of
implementing
EU
flagship
with the aim to achieve the
PSAs have supported evaluation
transport initiatives, to carrying
Programme's objectives.
and project reviews, studies
communication channels.
out TEN-T policy studies, to CEF
(including coverage, statistics,
communication activities, and to
benchmarking, retail and mobile
CEF IT support - i.e. TENtec.
prices) as well as contributing to
the establishment the Support
Facility Broadband Technical
Assistance.
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Outlook 2017-2020
Outlook 2017-2020
In the Transport sector, the 2017
Up to 2020, the Commission will
Blending Call is a precursor for
combining CEF grants with private
continue to address policy challenges
finance. After the first cut-off date
such as energy security, decarbonisation
(14 July 2017), 68 proposals were
In the Telecoms sector, all 2017 calls for proposal have
submitted with requested funding
already been launched – and a total budget of €77 million has
and market integration in energy and
of €2.2 billion, more than double
been made available to support all building blocks and eight
transport, as well as interoperability
the budget available. The proposals
sector specific Digital Service Infrastructures. New initiatives
submitted cover a broad geographical
are planned, with the CEF Equity instrument establishing the
and cross-border availability of
area and include the implementation
Connecting Europe Broadband Fund. Its target size is €500–600
online service infrastructures with the
of all Core Network Corridors.
million and it is estimated to unlock investments of up to €1.7
Among the proposals received, 25%
billion. The WiFi4EU initiative is also expected to be launched
assistance of the CEF. The remaining
would be implemented or partly
towards the end of 2017, to support installing free public Wi-Fi
CEF funds will be allocated via calls for
implemented in the territory of at
hotspots in around 6,000 to 8,000 local communities by 2020.
least one Cohesion Member State.
European citizens will benefit from the WiFi4EU initiative which
proposals, calls for tenders, financial
A further CEF Transport call in the
supports installing free public Wi-Fi hotspots in public squares,
instruments and Programme Support
area of SESAR is scheduled for the
town halls, parks, libraries, and other public spaces. The WiFi4EU
autumn of 2017. Additional CEF
funding will be granted in a geographically balanced manner,
Actions, and an efficient management
Transport calls will be launched in
so that high-speed connections can benefit both residents and
of all CEF grants will be ensured in
2018-2020.
visitors of local communities across the EU.
cooperation with Member States and
other beneficiaries. Findings of the mid-
In the Energy sector, the 2017 Call for proposal has been launched with a budget of €800 million made
available to support CEF Energy projects in the areas of electricity, smart grids and gas infrastructures. A
term evaluation will be integrated into
new list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) will be adopted at the end of 2017, which will constitute the
the work ahead during the remaining
basis for eligibility of funding proposals under CEF Energy in the years 2018 and 2019. As the CEF Energy
budget is back-loaded, the years up to 2020 will see substantial amounts dedicated to grants for projects in
years of the programme.
favour of both current and future PCIs. These will be increasingly in support of the electricity sector, allowing
a better integration of the growing share of renewable energies as well as enabling the EU to reach the
interconnection targets for 2020 and 2030.
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