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Investing in European networks The Connecting Europe Facility Supporting European infrastructure June 2022 Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. EN B...

Investing in European networks The Connecting Europe Facility Supporting European infrastructure June 2022 Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. EN BOOK EF-08-22-170-EN-C ISBN 978-92-9208-133-1 doi:10.2840/402667 EN PDF EF-08-22-170-EN-N ISBN 978-92-9208-134-8 doi:10.2840/130663 © European Union, 2022 Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European Commission documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the EU copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. Credits image cover @Adobe Stock by Pavlo Glazkov  3 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Contents 4 FOREWORD 52 WIFI4EU 6 INTRODUCING CEF 57 COMPLEMENTARIES AND SYNERGIES WITH OTHER EU 13 CEF TRANSPORT FUNDS 30 CEF ENERGY 62 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 41 CEF TELECOM 66 OUTLOOK  4 The Connecting Europe Facility Foreword The European Union’s policy on trans- key infrastructure projects that are key for Directorates-General responsible for European networks for transport, energy ensuring energy security, diversification CEF Transport, Energy and Digital, in and digital infrastructure has been a of supplies and competitiveness, such as cooperation with the European Climate key political priority for nearly a decade. the synchronisation of the Baltic States’ Infrastructure and Environment Executive It aims to connect Member States electricity grid with the EU, integration of Agency (CINEA), and the European Health and regions, ensure a sustainable and the Iberian Peninsula, diversification of and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), efficient transport infrastructure, support gas supplies in Central and South-East ensure that CEF investments in key a connected and interoperable Digital Europe, as well as the development of infrastructure contribute to transforming Single Market and a resilient Energy Union offshore grids. In the digital sector, CEF is Europe into a knowledge intensive, low- with a forward-looking climate policy. enabling cross border interoperability in carbon and highly competitive economy, By providing targeted EU investment, key areas such as eJustice, eHealth, and through flexible and modern transport, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a cybersecurity. Since 2018, CEF has been clean energy and digital networks. Through flagship funding programme with a key role supporting the connectivity of EU citizens a wealth of data and interesting facts, this in supporting the European Commission’s with the WiFi4EU initiative, which provides publication presents the key features of priorities related to smart, sustainable free public Wi-Fi via municipalities across the CEF, its achievements so far and gives and inclusive growth, and the EU’s Green all EU Member States as well as in Norway an outlook on the challenges leading up Deal objectives. With a budget of EUR and Iceland. to 2027. 30.5 billion for the years 2014 to 2020 This brochure highlights how well CEF is and EUR 33.7 billion for the years 2021 performing - providing European added- Henrik Hololei to 2027, the programme strengthens the value for the completion of sectorial Director-General for Mobility and Transport competitiveness of the EU economy and networks, facilitating synergies between Ditte Juul Jørgensen its transition to climate neutrality. them and leveraging private finance. Since Director-General for Energy In transport, CEF investments address 2014, the European Commission has Roberto Viola bottlenecks, missing links and crossborder allocated EUR 28.4 billion in grants (which Director-General for Communications Networks, sections. It supports alternative fuels, represents over 92% of the CEF grant Content and Technology innovation and digitalisation of transport. budget) that have contributed to more Dirk Beckers Moreover, it contributes to a more than EUR 60.1 billion of investments. CEF- Director of the Climate, Infrastructure environmentally friendly transport sector related financial instruments, including and Environment Executive Agency with more than 80% of the foreseen those under predecessor programmes, Marina Zanchi investments addressing sustainable have generated additional investments Director of the European Health and Digital transport modes. In energy, it supports in the three CEF sectors. The Commission Executive Agency  5 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Introducing CEF The CEF programme supports the development of high those sectors, as well as complementarities with other performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected programmes such as Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and Digital Europe. It also supports complementarity with and digital services. Specific funding objectives have been the European structural and investment funds, such as the established for the three sectors based on comprehensive Cohesion fund, as well as the European Fund for Strategic guidelines for the development of the trans-European Investments (EFSI). The role of the European Commission’s networks. Directorates-General responsible for CEF is to establish Trans-European Network (TEN) policy CEF investments focus on initiatives that and notably the Work Programmes with lead to a further integration of the the priorities for funding and their European Single Market. Rail and indicative amounts. CINEA and HaDEA other transport modes, electricity, The level of CEF funding was manage grants, as well as some gas, carbon dioxide networks and unprecedented with a total financial Programme Support Actions (PSAs). smart grids, as well as connectivity envelope of more than EUR 30 The European Investment Bank is infrastructure and interoperable billion, of which an indicative responsible for the implementation of digital services are vital for a well- envelope of EUR 28.8 billion is the CEF financial instruments, notably functioning, integrated economic available for grants. the CEF Debt Instrument. area and for its social and territorial cohesion. CEF benefits people and With regard to grants, under the 2014- businesses across all Member 2021 CEF calls, 3,521 proposals have States. It makes travel easier and more been evaluated across the three sectors, sustainable, it enhances Europe’s energy leading to decisions to fund 1,920 projects. For security while enabling wider use of renewables, WiFi4EU, more than 40,000 municipalities submitted and it facilitates cross-border interaction between public an application from across Europe. 8,802 municipalities administrations, businesses and citizens. were financed with the available budget of EUR 132 million (EUR 15,000 per voucher). Overall, the selected CEF Actions CEF is a key programme in delivering the European Green are receiving a total support of EUR 28.4 billion. Deal and an important enabler towards the Union’s decarbonisation objectives for 2030 and 2050. The combination of the three sectors under one funding programme enables the creation of synergies between  6 The Connecting Europe Facility 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. CEF CEF CEF Transport Energy Telecom funds funds funds Actions that are: Actions that are: Actions that are: Removing bottlenecks Supporting the development Supporting the creation of an and interoperability of ecosystem of interoperable Enhancing rail interoperability important EU energy digital services that make the transmission infrastructure European Digital Single Market Bridging missing links with significant cross-border work in practice impact between Member Improving cross-border States Deploying Digital Service connections Infrastructures (DSIs) that Boosting the internal energy support cross-border interaction Ensuring long term sustainable market and competition between public administrations, and efficient transport systems businesses and citizens Enhancing Union security of Optimising integration and energy supply Supporting targeted broadband interconnection of transport initiatives, such as the modes Fostering sustainability and Connecting Europe Broadband environmental protection Fund Enhancing the interoperability through i.a. integrating of transport services renewable energy sources and Providing high-quality local developing smart energy wireless connectivity that is free networks and carbon dioxide of charge and without networks discriminatory conditions (WiFi4EU) initiative  7 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea CEF Actions are spread widely across the EU and certain Wide geographical spread neighbouring countries, with priority given to Actions with the highest value for all of Europe, particularly those which complete missing cross-border links, remove bottlenecks, or deploy EU-wide systems. EU Member States FUNDING (€ million) AT 938.6 IE 495.8 BE 814.6 IT 1,742.5 BG 566.2 LT 937.1 CY 210.8 LU 57.7 CZ 1,173 LV 702.3 DE 2,520.7 MT 81.5 DK 912.8 NL 745 EE 625 PL 5,179.4 EL 676.6 PT 735.5 ES 1,186.2 RO 1,189.7 FI 358 SE 425,4 FR 2,454.6 SI 436,7 HR 604.2 SK 723.8 HU 1,189.3 Other countries FUNDING (€ million) BA 0.1 NO 44.4 CH 14 RS 26.3 IL 2.5 TR 13.2 IS 3 UK 432.8 MK 0.1 €0 € 5.2 billion The table and the map show grant funding per country of the beneficiary excluding international organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint Undertakings.  8 The Connecting Europe Facility Leveraging support CEF is an example of the added value of the EU budget as it can help secure funding for the pan-European Actions that connect the centre of the EU to its periphery and beyond to some neighbouring countries - for the benefit of all. CEF funding allocated via grants amounts to EUR 28.4 billion CEF FUNDING PER SECTOR € billion (number of Actions) €23.2 CEF Transport (1,036) €4.7 CEF Energy (149) €0.36 CEF Telecom (735) (DSIs) €0.13 CEF Telecom (8,802) (WiFi4EU) €0.02 CEF Synergy (7)  9 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Leveraging support CEF funding combined with public and private support will total EUR 60.1 billion of investment in the European economy TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS PER SECTOR € billion (number of Actions) CEF Transport €50 (1,036) CEF Energy €9.4 (149) €0.5 CEF Telecom (735) (DSIs) CEF Telecom €0.13 (WiFi4EU) (8,802) CEF Synergy €0.04 (7)  10 The Connecting Europe Facility Key Figures 30 NUMBER OF CALLS PER YEAR Between 2014 and 2020, 121 calls for proposals were (2014-2020) launched and concluded, of which 32 for CEF Transport, 10 for CEF Energy, 78 for CEF Telecom (including 4 WiFi4EU calls) and 1 for synergies between Transport 20 and Energy. As a result of these calls, EUR 28.4 billion 19 is allocated to the implementation of Actions. 16 16 12 8 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 11.4 CEF FUNDING PER CALL YEAR (2014-2020) € billion CEF Transport 22.8 756 3.2 5.8 CEF Energy 131 0.3 CEF Telecom 492 (DSIs) 2.9 3.1 2.5 0.09 1.3 CEF Telecom 6,184 1.4 (WIFI4EU) 0.02 CEF Synergy 7 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 CEF CEFTransport Transport CEFEnergy CEF Energy CEFCEF Telecom Telecom CEF Telecom CEF Synergy CEF Telecom CEF Synergy (DSIs) (DSIs) (WiFi4EU) (WiFi4EU)  11 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea High oversubscription & a competitive selection process The calls concluded attracted 3,521 proposals and more than 40,000 municipalities The requested funding was more than EUR 67.5 billion compared to an indicative budget of EUR 32.1 billion The oversubscription was 2.1 times the available budget 1,920 grant agreements and 8,802 vouchers were signed for a total CEF funding of EUR 28.4 billion REQUESTED/RECOMMENDED FUNDING AND NUMBER OF PROPOSALS PER SECTOR CEF TRANSPORT CEF ENERGY € billion € billion (number of proposals) (number of proposals) €9.3 €9.3 (247) (247) €57 €57 (2,188)(2,188) €5 €5 €4.7 €4.7 (153) (153) (149) (149) €27.3 €27.3 €23.2 €23.2 (1,071)(1,071) (1,036)(1,036) EligibleEligible Selected Selected SignedSigned Grant Grant EligibleEligible Selected Selected SignedSigned Grant Grant proposals proposals proposals proposals Agreements Agreements proposals proposals proposals proposals Agreements Agreements 12 The Connecting Europe Facility REQUESTED/RECOMMENDED FUNDING AND NUMBER OF PROPOSALS PER SECTOR CEF TELECOM DSIs and WiFi4EU CEF SYNERGY € million € million (number of proposals) (number of proposals) €624.3 €624.3 (1,077) €602.2 (1,077) €602.2 (40,149) (40,149) €34.2 €34.2 (9) (9) €402.4 €402.4 (744) (744) €364.2 €364.2 €22.1 €22.1 €20.8 €20.8 (735) (735) (7) (7) (7) (7) €138.1 €138.1 €132€132 (9,209) (9,209) (8,802) (8,802) Eligible Eligible Selected Selected Signed Signed Grant Grant Eligible Eligible Selected Selected Signed Signed Grant Grant proposals proposals proposals proposals Agreements Agreements proposals proposals proposals proposals Agreements Agreements CEF  14 The Connecting Europe Facility CEF Transport In 2013, the EU embarked on a new era in transport policy and During the 2014-2020 financial period CEF allocated EUR 23.2 created the basis for a modern integrated transport system that billion to transport Actions, including EUR 11.3 billion reserved for strengthens the EU’s competitiveness and meets the challenges for the Member States eligible for cohesion funding. Moreover, almost sustainable, smart and inclusive growth. With its Trans-European EUR 250 million were allocated to Programme Support Actions, Transport Network (TEN-T) policy, the EU aims to build a high- providing targeted technical assistance to national authorities and performance EU-wide transport infrastructure network, other key stakeholders to reach the CEF objectives. For the supported by the Connecting Europe Facility, other 2021-2027 period another EUR 25.8 billion is available EU funding programmes and national and for transport under CEF, with a strong focus on private funding. With a total budget Actions promoting sustainable mobility and EUR 25.8 billion for the 2021-2027 supporting the Green Deal objectives. A These funding instruments period, CEF transport is a key funding instrument new feature is support to military provide a strong focus on mobility. infrastructure of topmost to complete the TEN-T Network and make the EU transport strategic importance. The system cleaner, safer and more efficient. Out of the total For the implementation of investments on the TEN-T amount, EUR 11.29 billion is earmarked for countries 2014-2020 financial envelope, focus on modal integration, 32 calls for proposals have been eligible to receive support from the cohesion Fund, while interoperability and the concluded, supporting 1,036 coordinated development of EUR 1.69 billion is devoted to the adaptation of transport Actions) with EUR 23.2 billion infrastructure, in particular infrastructure to improve military mobility within the EU. in funding. While many Actions for cross-border sections, to The multi-annual work programme for the years 2021-2023 have already been successfully eliminate missing links and concluded, other Actions will remove bottlenecks. Nine foresees an amount of EUR 18 billion to be invested into continue in the coming years. multi-modal Core Network transport infrastructure on the TEN-T, out of which EUR 1.6 A predominant part of the CEF Corridors are the pillars of billion is earmarked for the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure grants (70%) is allocated to the Core Network to be Facility, where grants are blended with financial railway Actions. Member States fully established by 2030. eligible for support from the Support is also provided for instruments. The first calls were published in Cohesion Fund receive 48% innovation, new technologies September 2021 and were heavily of the total CEF funds (mainly and digital solutions applied to over-subscribed. from the cohesion part of the CEF). all modes of transport. This aims to 111 Actions combine CEF grants (EUR improve the use of infrastructure, reduce 1.6 billion) with financial instruments thus the environmental impact of transport, enhance encouraging the participation of the financial sector energy efficiency and increase safety. in the construction of the TEN-T. The blending of grants with financial instruments will continue in the next years, mainly CEF Transport funding supports studies and works for building focusing on the priorities of the Commission’s transport policy in new transport infrastructure or rehabilitating and upgrading existing terms of decarbonisation. ones. These investments create jobs and boost growth in Europe.  15 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Funding per country EU Member States FUNDING (€ million) AT 962.3 IE 116.2 BE 784.6 IT 1,686.9 BG 413.9 LT 387.1 CY 84 LU 51.5 CZ 1,112.2 LV 413 DE 2,364.6 MT 71.1 DK 867.3 NL 580.4 EE 253 PL 4,343 EL 615.7 PT 718.8 ES 896.8 RO 985.3 FI 259.2 SE 412.7 FR 1,964.3 SI 349.3 HR 446.9 SK 559.2 HU 1,128 Other countries FUNDING (€ million) BA 0.1 NO 11.3 IL 2.5 RS 11.8 MK 0.1 UK 319.6 €0 €4.3 billion The table and the map show grant funding per beneficiary country excluding international organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint Undertakings.  16 The Connecting Europe Facility Supporting mature Actions Between 2014 and 2020, CEF Transport allocated more funding to Actions in advanced stages of implementation (works or mixed Actions rather than studies) compared to its predecessor, the 2007-2013 TEN-T Programme. The charts below compare the distribution of funding by type of Action in the two programmes. TEN-T FUNDING BY TYPE CEF TRANSPORT FUNDING BY TYPE € billion € billion Mixed Studies €1.6 billion Mixed €6.3 billion Studies €1.6 billion Studies €2.2 billion 28% 27.2% Studies €2.2 billion 28% 27.2% 24% 9.6% 24% 9.6% Mixed €1.3 billion 62.2% 47% 62.2% 47% Works €2.6 billion Works Works €2.6 billion €14.7 billion  17 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Improving transport infrastructure In the 2014 to 2020 time period, CEF Transport contributed EUR 23.2 billion in EU grant support to the realisation of transport infrastructure Actions, for a total investment of EUR 50 billion. CEF TRANSPORT FUNDING AND NUMBER OF ACTIONS BY FUNDING OBJECTIVE € billion (number of Actions) Building cross-border infrastructure and bridging missing links €19.3 (545) Deploying sustainable and efficient transport €1.04 (205) Interconnecting transport modes and enhancing interoperability €2.9 (286)  18 The Connecting Europe Facility Developing the TEN-T The TEN-T network is made up of the Core and Comprehensive Networks. 88% of the total CEF funding is invested in Actions directly contributing to the development of the Core Network and 1% in development of the Comprehensive Network. The remaining share is invested in mobile equipment in rail (incl. ERTMS and rail freight noise) or retrofit of vessels as well as other horizontal Actions. The backbone of the Core Network is represented by 9 Core Network Corridors in their 2021 updated design, which have been identified to streamline and facilitate the coordinated development of the Core Network. The North Sea-Baltic Corridor receives the largest share of funding (18%), followed by the Rhine-Danube Corridor (16%). In terms of the number of Actions, the Mediterranean Corridor has the highest number (209) followed by the North Sea Baltic Corridor (151). CEF FUNDING FOR THE TENT-T CORE NETWORK* € billion (number of Actions) Atlantic €1.6 (141) Baltic-Adriatic €2.6 (123) Mediterranean €3.1 (209) 2.6 North Sea-Baltic €4.2 (151) North Sea-Mediterranean €1.6 2.1 (150) Orient/East-Med €2.0 (133) 2.1 Rhine-Alpine €0.9 (116) Rhine-Danube 1.9 €3.7 (128) Scandinavian-Mediterranean 1.7 €2.7 (138) * Funding for sections and nodes which geographically belong to more than one Core Network Corridor is accounted for in each relevant Core Network  19 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Completing the TEN-T Removing infrastructure bottlenecks and missing links, particularly in cross-border sections, is a key element for the completion of the TEN-T and has a direct impact on reduced travel times and decreased congestion as well as on promoting smooth transport operations. CEF has already contributed to this by supporting more than 300 Actions addressing bottlenecks, including on cross-border sections. The total investment in this kind of action is estimated at EUR 34 billion, of which EUR 16.5 billion is CEF grant funding. Certain projects, including flagship initiatives, will continue their implementation over the coming years. Action examples © Lyon-Turin © BBTSE Cross Border Section of the New Lyon-Turin Rail Link Brenner Base Tunnel Mont Cenis Base Tunnel Among the 57 Actions removing rail cross-border bottlenecks, the The Lyon-Turin railway link is a cross-border railway connection Brenner Base Tunnel is one of the largest. The 64 km-long rail between France and Italy, which includes a 57.5 km railway tunnel that stretches between Austria and Italy removes a major tunnel, constructed as a flat line under the Alps. The rail connection cross-border bottleneck in an environmentally sensitive area. It is covers both passenger and freight transport. Passenger trains constructed to shift heavy goods and passenger transport across will reach 220 km/h of speed and travelling times from Turin the Alps from road to a high-quality rail service. to Lyon will be halved. Freight trains will profit from a future line speed of 100 km/h, decreasing operating costs by 40%. The Once completed, the tunnel will slash travelling times from underground tunnel will also allow the good functioning of the Innsbruck to Fortezza from 80 to 25 minutes. whole TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor. CEF Transport funding EUR 1.2 billion CEF Transport funding EUR 814 million Countries involved Austria and Italy Countries involved Italy and France  20 The Connecting Europe Facility Focus on sustainability CEF Transport contributes to the decarbonisation of the European focus on cross-border and missing links, traffic management and economy by investing heavily in environmentally friendly transport alternative fuels, and implementation of the Single European Sky modes, including 448 railway Actions across the EU. The CEF ATM Research (SESAR), thus increasing safety and sustainability. funding allocated to railway Actions accounts for EUR 16.5 billion, By investing in the sustainability of transport, the CEF is also 71% of the total funding. Investments in road and air transport contributing significantly to the EU’s climate change objectives. CEF FUNDING BY TRANSPORT MODE € billion (number of Actions) €16.5 (448) €2.2 €1.6 €1.5 €1.3 (223) (186) €0.5 (74) (101) (4) Rail Road Maritime Air Inland Multi-modal Waterways  21 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Developing a sustainable TEN-T: Action examples © Bothnia Bulk © B2 FAIRway Danube Bothnia Bulk - Environmental upgrade of year-round FAIRway Danube Actions supply in the northern Baltic Sea The Bothnia Bulk Action, promoting clean shipping and alternative Right from the Action’s start in 2015, FAIRway Danube delivered fuels, successfully ended in June 2020. It upgraded the maritime tangible results. These range from the feasibility study for link between core (Luleå) and comprehensive (Raahe, Oxelösund) upgrading the Gabčíkovo locks, which helped Slovakia to submit ports in the Baltic Sea to further comply with the environmental a subsequent successful application for CEF funding for building regulations such as MARPOL Annex VI and Directive 2012/33/ these same locks, to establishing harmonised platforms for EU. Two new EU co-funded LNG fuelled bulk carriers, Viikki and fairway information and the start of operations of nine vessels Haaga, with shore power connection and other energy efficiency in Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, as well as measures on board are operating on the MoS link between two-yearly updates of National Action Plans. The Action also these ports in the northern Baltic Sea. The LNG technology and reached out to industry as final users of this transport system. infrastructure enables the usage of fossil-free biogas as ship Broadening the scope of the Action beyond the beneficiaries fuel which further reduces air emissions. Total CO2 emissions per was a key success factor for the Action. transport work have been reduced by up to 50% compared with conventional vessels. In addition, the Action established on-shore CEF Transport funding EUR 16.4 million power supply in Luleåv, improved efficiency in port operations Countries involved Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and LNG bunkering facilities in Raahe and customised LNG safety Romania, Slovakia handling and bunkering procedures in the ports. CEF Transport funding EUR 6.5 million Countries involved Finland and Sweden  22 The Connecting Europe Facility Supporting European rail A total of 104 CEF Transport co-funded Actions aim to adapt, upgrade and improve several thousand kilometres of railway lines all over Europe. The total investment in these Actions is EUR 18.1 billion, of which EUR 10.2 billion is EU support. CEF Transport Actions will: ELECTRIFY 2,052 KM OF LINE TRACKS AND SIDINGS IMPROVE 2,896 KM OF RAILWAY LINES FOR FREIGHT ADAPT 642 KM OF RAILWAY TO THE EUROPEAN STANDARD GAUGE  23 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Rail: Action examples © Budapest South Railway Bridge © PKP-PLK SA Upgrade of the Budapest South Railway Bridge Rail Baltica The Action, located on the Orient/East-Med, the Rhine-Danube Rail Baltica consists of a 870 km double track, fast conventional, and the Mediterranean Corridors, is part of a global Action that electrified and EU standard gauge railway line linking the aims to upgrade the Budapest South Railway Ring. capitals and cities of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Poland. Additionally, roughly 370 km of existing railway line in Poland The Action covers the construction of a new single-track will be upgraded from Warsaw up to the Lithuanian border. bridge structure and the replacement of the two existing steel structures with new ones with a design speed of 120 km/h. The aim of the project is to implement a missing link of the North Sea–Baltic TEN-T Corridor, the EU gauge cross-border This will increase the capacity of the railway line and improve railway connection of Tallinn-Riga-Kaunas-Warsaw. service quality and safety. Therefore, the Action will contribute to a higher competitiveness of railway transport and promote CEF Transport funding EUR 2 billion European territorial integration and cohesion. Countries involved Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland CEF Transport funding EUR 97.1 million Countries involved Hungary  24 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea ERTMS The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is a major EU horizontal railway priority which aims at increasing rail transport safety, capacity and interoperability and consequently improving the competitive position of the railway sector as a mode of transport. ERTMS is a command and control system composed of the European Train Control System (ETCS, for continuous monitoring of the vehicle’s speed) and the radio communication system GSM-R (for voice and data communication). CEF Transport funds 74 Actions implementing ERTMS, which receive more than EUR 840 million in EU support, for a total investment of over EUR 1.5 billion. CEF Transport Actions contribute to: ERTMS track-side deployment: 4,976 km of first deployment 4,976 km of first deployment Upgrade on 885 km of railway lines Upgrade on 885 km of railway lines Retrofitting of 1,565 vehicles ERTMS on-board deployment: Retrofitting Upgrade of 1,565 of 637 vehicles vehicles Upgradeofof526 Fitment 637vehicles vehicles Fitment of 526 vehicles Prototype on 146 vehicles Prototype on 146 vehicles 25 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea ERTMS: Action example © ETC ETCS Petrovice u Karviné – Ostrava – Přerov – Břeclav The Action is part of a global Action that aims to deploy ETCS on Czechia’s railway network to increase its safety and interoperability. A total of 204 km of double track railway line was equipped with ETCS Level 2, Baseline 3 between Petrovice u Karviné (PL border) and Břeclav-Hrušky, ensuring interoperability on the Czech part of the Baltic-Adriatic Core Network Corridor. The installation of ERTMS will ensure safe, secure and high- quality standard rail transport within Czechia and with neighbour countries like Poland, Slovakia and Austria. The Action contributed to the TEN-T objective to make the European Core Network interoperable through ERTMS deployment by 2030. CEF Transport funding EUR 24.1 million Country involved Czechia  26 The Connecting Europe Facility Investing in greener road transport A total of 106 CEF Transport Actions have installed or will install more than 22,000 supply points for alternative fuel for road transport. In addition, further supply points will be installed in 8 inland Electricity 20,885ports and 30 maritime ports. This will continue under 2021-2027 CEF with AFIF. 818 153 Hydrogen Liquefied 26 Petroleu NUMBER OF SUPPLY POINTS 211 FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR ROAD TRANSPORT Liquefied Natural Gas 20,885 211 Liquefied Natural Gas 26 Electricity Liquefied Petroleum Gas 818 153 Compressed Hydrogen Natural Gas  27 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Greening road transport: Action examples © Schiphol Amsterdam Airport © ISM - Iberdrola Smart Mobility Zero emission public transport services for Schiphol ISM - IBERDROLA SMART MOBILITY Amsterdam Airport and along the core corridors The Action aims to accelerate the sustainability of public This Action encompasses the deployment of a total of 592 transport around Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport area, which charging stations with 2,339 either high power (up to 350 kW) is one on the most congested in the Netherlands. It deploys or fast charging points, 1,690 charging points on the TEN-T Core 220 Zero-Emission e-buses and realises 217 charging stations Network and 649 charging points on the Comprehensive Network to serve three public transport concessions. It is part of a global of Spain and Portugal. These charging stations will be supplied Action aiming to boost modal shift by offering mobility-as-a- by renewable energy sources; thus contributing significantly to service, combining e-bikes, shared electric cars, multimodal the objectives of the European Green Deal. information platform and connections to rail, air and water transport. This Action will contribute to raising significantly the level of e-mobility of Spain, which is currently below the European CEF Transport funding EUR 13.5 million average, and allowing Portugal to reach the top positions in e-mobility in Europe. Countries involved The Netherlands This Action is a successful example of the blending of CEF grants with financial instruments, having been supported by the CEF Blending Facility call. CEF Transport funding EUR 13.4 million Countries involved Spain and Portugal  28 The Connecting Europe Facility Supporting Cohesion Following dedicated Cohesion calls for proposals, by 2016 the entire EUR 11.3 billion Cohesion envelope had been initially allocated to 240 Actions. NUMBER OF ACTIONS UNDER CEF FUNDING UNDER THE THE COHESION ENVELOPE COHESION ENVELOPE € million 17 Bulgaria €413.2 34 Croatia €432.4 5 Cyprus €64.8 50 Czechia €1058.5 7 Estonia €219.7 13 Greece €541.2 37 Hungary €1106.6 7 Latvia €399.8 9 Lithuania €364.8 3 Malta €63.6 33 Poland €4203.6 12 Portugal €503.6 30 Romania €981.2 30 Slovakia € 551.9 13 Slovenia €188.9  29 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Blending An innovative feature was the launch of the CEF Transport Blending call in 2017, which aimed at combining CEF support for the trans-European transport infrastructure with financing from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the EIB, National Promotional Banks or private sector investors. The call resulted in the selection of 72 projects with an EU contribution of EUR 1.4 billion, supporting a total investment of EUR 6.2 billion. In 2019, the CEF Transport Blending Facility was launched to further promote the participation of private sector investors and financial institutions in projects contributing to the environmental sustainability and efficiency of transport in Europe. This instrument supported two areas that deliver on the Commission’s agenda for a clean and digital transport system: Deployment of the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Deployment of Alternative Fuels It was implemented via a cooperation framework between the European Commission and Implementing Partners to support Blending Operations, i.e. investments combining the use of grants and/or financial instruments from the EU budget and financing from implementing partners (via a loan, debt, equity or any other repayable form of support). In this context, the European Investment Bank (EIB) was the first implementing partner involved, while others, mainly national promotional banks, joined at a later stage. The rolling call for proposals for the CEF Transport Blending Facility included five successive cut-off dates, from February 2020 until February 2021. It resulted in 45 selected projects corresponding to a maximum CEF contribution of around EUR 305.5 million, while total investments were around EUR 1.5 billion. In 2021, the European Commission established the CEF Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) to support the Green Deal objectives and the targets set in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, regarding the recharging and refuelling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles and the supply of renewable and low-carbon fuels. The AFIF will fund alternative fuel infrastructure via the combination of CEF grants with financial support from financial institutions to achieve a higher impact of the investment. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and other national promotional banks will be implementing partners of the AFIF and will facilitate these operations. Other public or private financial institutions can also support the financing of the operations (non-implementing partner financial institutions). The rolling call is open until the end of 2023 and the budget is EUR 1.5 billion. Following the first cut-off date, 15 proposals have been selected, in the areas of electromobility and hydrogen refuelling, for CEF funding of EUR 86.5 million. CEF  31 The Connecting Europe Facility CEF Energy A connected and modern energy infrastructure is crucial for the EU to further develop and interconnect energy networks in Europe will make further integrate its energy market and meet its ambitious energy and a key contribution to the energy transition. It covers new infrastructure climate targets by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. In order to categories eligible for EU support such as offshore electricity grids, ensure security of supply, match future demand for energy and allow hydrogen infrastructure and smart grids in electricity and gas. for integration of large-scale deployment of renewable energy sources (RES), existing infrastructure needs to be upgraded Building new and upgrading energy infrastructure in Europe and new infrastructure needs to be developed in Europe. under the TEN-E requires major investments. The vast With a total majority of these are meant to be financed by the For this, the Trans-European Networks for Energy budget EUR 5.84 billion market, mainly through regulated transmission (TEN-E) policy has been instrumental in for the new multiannual financial tariffs. However, some energy projects are upgrading and building new EU cross- framework (MFF) 2021-2027, the first CEF- not commercially viable and cannot border energy infrastructure since 2 Energy call has resulted in over EUR 1 billon granted rely solely on the market uptake 2013. The TEN-E policy identifies to the implementation of 5 PCIs. A first call for proposals despite the fact that they provide priority corridors and thematic areas to support preparatory studies for cross-border (CB) RES important socio- economic benefits and establishes a biennial list of at macro-regional level. projects under CEF Energy was launched in autumn 2021 Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) that helps the EU meet its energy and closed in February 2022. with 2 actions focusing on The Connecting Europe Facility and climate objectives. PCIs have a RES district heating and offshore wind. To be eligible for CEF (CEF), the EU budgetary instrument significant impact on energy markets funding under technical studies and works, CB RES projects dedicated to PCIs, has been an and their integration, contribute to the have to be included on the CB RES list. In March 2022, the important financing source since EU’s energy security by diversifying European Commission launched with the support of CINEA its creation in 2013. CEF Energy sources, increase competition in the application process for projects to be on the CB RES is a key EU funding instrument in energy markets and contribute to list. 10 projects have applied. Once the evaluation will delivering the European Green Deal the EU’s climate goals by integrating be completed, a CEF Energy call for grants for technical and has been instrumental in the renewables. PCIs benefit from implementation of PCIs in Europe. studies and works for CB RES ‘status’ projects accelerated planning and permit During 2014-2020, CEF Energy will be launched, expected for Q4 funded 149 Actions contributing to granting, improved regulatory conditions, 2022 with a deadline in the improvement of 107 PCIs with a total increased public participation and visibility to investors. For example, the current PCI list, which early 2023. financial support of EUR 4.7 billion. So far, 96 entered into force in April 2022, contains 98 PCIs: 67 Actions have been successfully completed and 48 projects in electricity transmission and storage, 20 in natural Actions are ongoing (others terminated). gas, 6 CO2 network projects and 5 smart grid projects. Since the revision of the CEF Regulation in 2021, CEF Energy The revised TEN-E Regulation entering into force in June 2022 fully also focuses on regional and cross-border cooperation to deploy RES aligns the policy framework with the European Green Deal and reflects in Europe. In the current MFF 2021-2027, roughly EUR 0.8 billion is implementation experience gained since 2013. The revised TEN-E reserved under CEF Energy for projects in the CB RES sector, depending Regulation with 11 priority corridors and 3 priority thematic areas to on the market uptake.  32 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Funding per country EU Member States FUNDING (€ million) AT 0.01 HU 48.8 BE 9.1 IE 362.9 BG 143.5 IT 0.2 CY 114.6 LT 543.3 CZ 50 LV 279.7 DE 121.2 MT 4 DK 38.8 NL 135.9 EE 363.4 PL 821.4 EL 41.8 PT 0.1 ES 233.4 RO 187.3 FI 87.5 SE 2.8 FR 551 SI 77.3 HR 138.3 SK 154.6 Other countries FUNDING (€ million) CH 14 TR 13.2 NO 24.8 UK 98.2 €0 €821.4 million The table and the map show grant funding per beneficiary’s country of origin excluding International Organisations, European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG) and Joint Undertakings.  33 The Connecting Europe Facility CEF Energy portfolio CEF Energy contributes EUR 4.7 billion in EU support to That said, the largest share of funding goes to works the implementation of 107 PCIs, for a total investment of (89%), especially those supporting the development of EUR 9.4 billion. The CEF Energy portfolio consists of 149 electricity networks (59%), including electricity infrastruc- Actions. Most of these are studies, which account for 11% ture (54%) and smart grids (5%), followed by gas infra- of the total CEF Energy funding. structure (29%). Smart Grids CO₂ Gas Electricity Studies 1 Action 8 Actions 50 Actions 55 Actions 114 Actions €0.8 million €42 million €160 million €290 million €494 million Works 4 Action 1 Action 16 Actions 14 Actions 35 Actions €235 million €102 million €1.3 billion €2.5 billion €4.2 billion 5 Actions 9 Actions 66 Actions 69 Actions EU funding €236 million €144 million €1.5 billion €2.8 billion 149 Actions €4.7 billion  34 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Focus on priority corridors and thematic areas CEF Energy supports Actions under eight priority infrastructure corridors, four in the electricity sector, four in the gas sector and two in thematic areas - smart grids and cross-border CO₂ network. The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan in electricity (BEMIP Electricity), whose goal amongst others is to contribute to the synchronisation of the Baltic States to the Central European Network, ending energy isolation, received the largest share of funding in the electricity sector with EUR 1.3 billion. CEF FUNDING PER PRIORITY CORRIDOR (ELECTRICITY) € million number of Actions 1. Northern Seas 2. North-South Electricity Offshore Grid (NSOG) interconnections in Western Europe (NSI West Electricity) € 660 million 23 Actions € 626 million 6 Actions 3. North-South Electricity 4. Baltic Energy Market interconnections in Central Interconnection Plan in Eastern and South Eastern electricity (BEMIP Electricity) Europe (NSI East Electricity) € 1,253 million € 252 million 16 Actions 24 Actions  35 The Connecting Europe Facility The Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP Gas), whose goals are to end dependency on a single supplier, to reinforce internal gas networks and to increase diversification and security of gas supply in the Baltic region, receives the largest share of funding in the gas sector with EUR 819.2 million. The Baltic Pipe, the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) and the Poland- Slovakia Gas Interconnector are some examples of crucial strategic gas infrastructure projects aiming at creating new gas supply corridors in the European market, increasing energy independence from unreliable suppliers and ensuring energy security. CEF FUNDING PER PRIORITY CORRIDOR (GAS) € million number of Actions 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) € 55 million € 49 million 12 Actions 28 Actions 7. Southern Gas 8. Baltic Energy Market Corridor (SGC) Interconnection Plan in Gas (BEMIP Gas) € 167 million € 819 million 12 Actions 14 Actions  36 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Supporting Projects of Common Interest The 149 CEF Energy Actions contribute to the implementation of 107 PCIs. For both studies and works, the PCIs that receive the largest share of CEF Energy funding are in the electricity sector. TOP 3 PCIs BY CEF ENERGY TOP 3 PCIs BY CEF ENERGY FUNDING - WORKS FUNDING - STUDIES € million € million Implementation of Baltic Synchronisation €720 Project Phase II - Electricity Developing the SuedOstLink - Electricity €70 Works for the Biscay Gulf electricity France-Spain interconnection - Electricity €578 Developing the SuedLink - Electricity €39 Delivery of the Celtic Interconnector - €531 Electricity EastMed Pipeline Project - Development Phase - Gas €35  37 The Connecting Europe Facility Developing infrastructure Electricity Actions, including electricity transmission, storage and smart grids, attract the largest share of funding under the CEF Energy programme (65%). CEF FUNDING PER INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE € million 2,442 1,212 333 225 236 144 3,4 54 15 Baltic Electricity Electricity Gas Gas CO2 LNG Smart grids Synchronisation storage transmission storage transmission CO2 Electricity Gas Smart grids  38 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Ending energy isolation and enhancing energy security The Actions below contribute to CEF Energy objectives by eliminating energy isolation through: a. studies and construction works for the electricity interconnection between the Baltic States and the Central European Network, and b. by enhancing security of supply through establishing the interconnection capacity between the gas systems of Poland and Lithuania and integrating the gas markets of the Baltic States into the common EU gas market. ACTION EXAMPLE ELECTRICITY ACTION EXAMPLE GAS Synchronisation of the Baltic States to the Central Construction of Gas European Network: studies Interconnection Poland- and works Lithuania (GIPL) CEF funds 3 Actions that contribute to the synchronisation of the Baltic States to the Commissioned in 2022, this Action Central European Network. These include 2 entalied the construction of the Poland- © GIPL works Actions for missing infrastructure and Phase I Baltic Synchronisation Lithuania interconnection and its 1 study related to Harmony link. auxiliary installations, namely a gas pipeline of approximately The first works Action is the Baltic Synchronisation Action – Phase 508 km (343 km in Poland and 165 km in Lithuania), a DN 700, 1, covering reconstruction and reinforcements of the network in a compressor station in Gustorzyn (PL), as well a gas pressure Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. This is followed by the implementation reduction and metering station near the border between the two of the Synchronisation Action Phase II, covering construction of the countries. new submarine HVDC interconnector between Lithuania and Poland (Harmony Link), installation and commissioning of 6 synchronous Part of PCI 8.5 “Poland-Lithuania interconnection”, known as “GIPL“. condensers and the construction and modernisation of OHL in Poland. CEF Energy funding EUR 266.4 million The studies Action is part of Phase II. It covers the selection of a route for the Harmony link and other tasks related to territorial planning and Countries involved Poland and Lithuania environmental assessments, including the preparation of technical and tender specifications for design and construction. Once Phases I and II are complete, the Baltic States will be ready to operate in synchronous mode with the Central European Network. CEF Energy funding EUR 1.05 billion Countries involved Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia  39 The Connecting Europe Facility Improving interconnections between EU Member States CEF Energy Actions contribute to further integration of the energy market by effectively interconnecting European networks, removing internal bottlenecks and increasing security of supply. Two examples of this are the new electricity line that will connect Bulgaria and Greece and the construction of the LNG terminal Krk in Croatia. ACTION EXAMPLE ACTION EXAMPLE ELECTRICITY GAS Construction of a new Construction of the LNG 400 kV interconnection line terminal Krk between Maritsa East (BG) This Action implemented the Project and Nea Santa (EL) of Common Interest (PCI) 6.5.1, which Krk Terminal The CEF funded Action implements Electricity line between Maritsa East and Nea Santa near the consisted of the development of the first the Bulgarian section of the Project municipality of Haskovo, BG phase of a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on of Common Interest (PCI) 3.7.1., the Island of Krk in Croatia. This Action included the construction which is a new 153 km electricity line between Maritsa East in of a gas pipeline between Omišalj and Zlobin enabling the Bulgaria and Nea Santa in Greece. Once completed, the line will transmission of regasified gas from the Krk LNG terminal into reinforce the internal Bulgarian grid, enhance the cross-border the national gas transmission system. The terminal successfully capacity between Bulgaria and Greece and strengthen the started its commercial operations on 1 January 2021. European transmission system at the eastern border. Part of PCI 6.5.1 - Development of a LNG terminal in Krk (HR) up Part of PCI 3.7.1 - Construction of a new 400 kV interconnection to 2.6 bcm/a– Phase I and connecting pipeline Omišalj – Zlobin line between Maritsa East (BG) and Nea Santa (EL) (HR) CEF Energy funding EUR 28.6 million CEF Energy funding EUR 101.4 million Countries involved Bulgaria Countries involved Croatia  40 The Connecting Europe Facility ec.europa.eu/cinea Developing smart grids and CO₂ networks CEF Energy also contributes to developing smart grid energy networks and CO2 transportation networks. ACTION EXAMPLE ACTION EXAMPLE SMART GRIDS CO2 Works for Danube InGrid Studies for the Port of (Smart Grid) Antwerp CO2 network The Action aims to strengthen Two CEF Actions aim to conduct interaction between the Slovakia detailed engineering and design and Hungary electricity markets. studies for the Antwerp CO2 Collection More electricity from renewable Network and export pipeline and deliver sources will be integrated in the 132/22 kV Székesfehérvár Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Antwerp CO2 network grid by the application of smart South Substation, HU the construction of a CO2 liquid export technologies, along with keeping terminal. Both studies contribute to the development of a flexible quality and security of supply in the transmission and distribution and reliable capture, transport and storage platform for Carbon grid. Among the enables of this goal, there are the installation Capture and Storage (CCS) accessible across Europe. of new substations, the implementation of new ICT technologies Part of PCI 12.3 “CO2 TransPorts” and PCI 12.4 - “Northern lights and the modernisation of the existing internal and cross-border project”. electricity infrastructure. CEF Energy funding EUR 8.9 million PCI 10.7 Danube Ingrid Countries involved Belgium and Netherlands CEF Energy funding EUR 101.93 million Countries involved Slovakia and Hungary CEF  42 The Connecting Europe Facility hadea.ec.europa.eu ec.europa.eu/cinea CEF Telecom CEF Telecom has two pillars: Digital (deploying CEF Telecom is anchored to the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, DSIs) and Connectivity sustainable and inclusive growth via the Digital Single Market (DSM) (Broadband and WiFi4EU)*. strategy. The DSM strategy highlights the importance of digital infrastructure and a digital economy for improving services, expanding * See page 52 choice and creating employment. CEF Telecom invests in digitalisation and connectivity. In terms of digitalisation, the Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) promote cross border interoperability of an ecosystem of trans- European solutions for citizens, businesses and governments. In terms of connectivity, CEF stimulates investment for deploying and modernising broadband networks (CEF Broadband), and provides high-quality local CEF BROADBAND wireless connectivity in local communities (WiFi4EU). These are all essential elements for sustaining a Digital Single Market The Connecting Europe Broadband Fund and supporting the competitiveness of the European economy. They also (CEBF) is providing equity and quasi- support the Commission’s broadband targets, as well as the more recent equity funding to smaller-scale, higher- strategic objectives to be reached by 2025 under the European Gigabit risk broadband Actions facing difficulties Society strategy. accessing financing from the banking CEF Telecom Actions are making the EU’s Single Market fit for the digital sector. It is managed by Cube Infrastructure age by investing in trans-European connectivity and interoperable digital Managers* on behalf of the European services. These Actions facilitate cross-border interactions between public Commission and the European Investment administrations, businesses and citizens, by deploying DSIs in a wide Bank. The CEBF target size of EUR 500–600 range of areas such as Public Open Data and e-Justice. Support is also million has already been accomplished and it available for the deployment and modernisation of the telecommunication is estimated to unlock investments of up to networks underlying the delivery of the above mentioned digital services. EUR 1.7 billion. The CEF Programme is also Digital services infrastructure and connectivity have received a strong participating in a debt financial instrument boost for the next programming period and will be supported by means managed by the EIB for broadband of two separate programmes with reinforced budgets. To further build the infrastructure Actions. So far, the Fund strategic digital capacities of the EU and to facilitate the wide deployment has signed 8 projects with total expected of digital technologies the Digital Europe Programme has been created, commitments of EUR 219 million. whilst the second generation of the Connecting Europe Facility will focus on the improvement of digital connectivity infrastructures of common European interest. * https://www.cubeinfrastructure.com/  43 The Connecting Europe Facility Funding per country (DSIs and WiFi4EU) EU Member States FUNDING (€ million) AT 16.8 IE 16.7 BE 19.6 IT 55.5 BG 8.8 LT 6.7 CY 9.6 LU 6.2 CZ 10.8 LV 9.5 DE 34.2 MT 5.5 DK 6.7 NL 22.1 EE 8.7 PL 13.9 EL 17.3 PT 16.5 ES 56 RO 17.1 FI 11.3 SE 8.1 FR 30.3 SI 10.1 HR 19 SK 10 HU 12.5 Other countries FUNDING (€ million) CH 0.03 RS 0.05 IS 3 UK 14.9 NO 8.3 €0 €56 million The table and the map show grant funding per beneficiary country.  44 The Connecting Europe Facility hadea.ec.europa.eu Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) CEF Digital Service infrastructures (DSIs) play a key role in supporting Member States to comply with EU Regulations and Directives and facilitate coordination among Member States to share data, develop standards and enable the interoperability of an ecosystem of digital solutions they have developed at national level. This has resulted in faster and more efficient online public and cross-border services for the benefit of citizens, businesses and public administrations across Europe. CEF DIGITAL SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURES ARE OF TWO DIFFERENT TYPES: building blocks and sector-specific DSIs. The nine building blocks provide basic functionality, The thirteen sector-specific DSIs provide more complex facilitate cross-border interaction between EU public trans-European online services for citizens, businesses administrations, businesses and citizens and are reusable and public administrations: by more complex services. eIdentification Safer Internet eSignature Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) eInvoicing Public Open Data eDelivery eHealth eTranslation eProcurement eArchiving Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) Blockchain Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) Context Broker* European e-Justice Portal Big Data Test Infrastructure* Europeana Cybersecurity EU Student eCard *Context Broker and Big Data Test Infrastructure are European Platform for Digital Skills and Jobs embedded in the Public Open Data DSI European Digital Media Observatory 45 The Connecting Europe Facility Digital pillar All DSIs have a double layer structure: ‘Core Service Platforms’ (CSPs) – that work as central hubs which enable trans-European interoperability – and ‘Generic Services’ (GS) which link the national services to the Core Service Platforms. Funding opportunities in the area of DSIs are offered mostly via calls for tenders (procurement) for the development, evolutive maintenance and operation of the Core Service Platforms and via calls for proposals (grants) for the connection of the national service infrastructures developed in the Member States to the trans-European Core Service Platform. EUR 393 million of the CEF Telecom total budget of EUR 1.05 billion was reserved for the deployment of generic services. Between 2014 and 2020, 73 calls for proposals were organised under CEF Telecom (DSIs), allocating EUR 363.1 million - or 74% of the overall grant budget for DSIs - to 735 Actions. The total investment leveraged through these calls is EUR 526 million which have benefitted all EU Member States - plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia and the UK.  46 The Connecting Europe Facility hadea.ec.europa.eu DSI building blocks CEF Actions in the Digital pillar aim to be mutually reinforcing and complementary. There are many potential links between the digital services – in particular the building blocks that are reused in more complex DSIs. This possibility not only contributes to creating economies of scale but also speeds up implementation of more complex Actions. Aside from the development of the respective Core Service Platforms with a dedicated budget of more than EUR 90 million, the Commission supports their deployment through dedicated calls for proposals. In 2014-2020, 26 dedicated calls were launched for these building blocks, allocating EUR 87.5 million in CEF Telecom funding to 196 Actions. CEF GRANT FUNDING PER DSI BUILDING BLOCK € million (number of Actions) eInvoicing Helping public entities adopt the European €28.8 (49) standard on electronic invoicing eID Extending the use of online services to & eSignature Creating €25.3 citizens of other EU Member States through and verifying electronic (72) mutual recognition of national electronic signatures identification eTranslation Exchanging information across language €24.7 barriers in the EU Member States (29) eDelivery Supporting electronic registered delivery of €5.2 data and documents (23) Blockchain Enhancing EU-wide cross-border services €2.8 (19) by using blockchain technology eArchiving Facilitating the storage and €0.8 preservation of digital information in a sustainable (4) and interoperable manner  47 The Connecting Europe Facility Sector-specific DSIs The sector-specific DSIs provide solutions that allow citizens, businesses and administrations to access online services across Europe, enabling interoperability in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, health, justice or social security rights. During 2014-2020, 47 calls were launched for their generic services, funding 539 Actions with EUR 275.6 million in 12 sector-specific DSIs. Most of these DSIs will reuse basic functionalities provided by the building blocks. At the same time, for the sector specific DSI Core Service Platforms, a total of more than EUR 170 million has been invested. €59.6 CEF GRANT FUNDING PER SECTOR SPECIFIC DSI (114) € million (number of Actions) €47.9 (40) €45 (100) €34.7 (35) €28.8 (117) €16.3 (24) €13.3 (34) €11.2