EU Programmes &
Funding Opportunities

EAFRD

EIB and the region of Valencia sign €50 million loan agreement to modernise public rail transport

Metrovalencia and Alicante tram operator Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) will improve the coverage and sustainability of public transport in the region. This loan is the first tranche of approved financing totalling €300 million. The EU bank credit line will facilitate improvements to existing infrastructure and the purchase of rolling stock, enhancing service quality, […]

Guidelines on the closure Structural Funds 2014-2020

Guidelines on the closure of operational programmes adopted for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and cross-border cooperation programmes under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (2014-2020)

European agricultural fund for rural development (EAFRD)

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2021-2027) contributes to the promotion of sustainable rural development throughout the Community as a complement to the market and income support policies applied under the common agricultural policy, the cohesion policy and the fisheries policy common. LEGAL BASIS Regulation 1305/2013 of 17 December 2013 on support for […]

REACT-EU

REACT-EU (Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe) will be one of the largest programmes under new instrument Next Generation EU amounting to €50.6 billion. LEGAL BASIS Regulation 2020/2221 of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation 1303/2013 as regards additional resources and implementing arrangements to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context […]

Increased support for EU farmers through rural development funds

Today, the European Commission proposed an exceptional measure funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to allow Member States to pay a one-off lump sum to farmers and agri-food businesses affected by significant increases in input costs. Such increases in prices, notably for energy, fertiliser and animal feed, are disrupting the agricultural sector and rural communities, […]