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Expected Outcome:Indicative duration of the project(s) to be funded: 36 monthsQualitative and quantitative indicators: The number of collaboration activities, the scale-up achieved by SMEs in terms of volume increase and/or measurable process improvements (e.g. higher yields, lower costs), and the number of SMEs supported overall.Scope:This call will fund projects within the bioeconomy, with a special focus on biotech applied in the food sector. The projects aim at boosting collaboration between biotech clusters, creating a critical mass able to compete with global hubs. Projects will have to actively support their SMEs developing innovative products made with bio solutions, especially to scale-up from the laboratory to pilot- and commercial scale, and explore the best options to provide regulatory support to help bring those products to the market.Projects should focus on the agri-food...

Expected Impact:Individual Level:The grants should lead to a documented, significant, and measurable increase in the permitting management capacity of the beneficiary authority.Project Level:Achieve a significant acceleration of the impacted permitting processes for beneficiaries.Deploy state-of-the-art software solutions for most impacted authorities in in net- zero acceleration valleys. Scope:The call for proposals is aimed at local authorities involved in industrial permitting procedures. These procedures typically encompass a range of permits necessary for ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and operational standards. Examples include Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) for projects with potential environmental effects, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permits for pollution management, and various construction and operational permits. The direct award...

Expected Impact:The present call for proposals is expected to support the setting up of approximately 14 CBCP in accordance with the Regulation. Expected Outcome:Setting up of 14 Cross-Border Coordination Points, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2025/925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2025 on a “Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)”, involving approximately 14 Member States of the European Union. Objective:The present call aims at supporting the operational setting up of CBCP, in the framework of BRIDGEforEU. Its main objective is to facilitate MS in the process of setting up said points, by providing financial support. The applicants to the present call should present proposals describing the process of operational setting up of CBCP. Article 4(2) of the Regulation allows for neighbouring MS to create “joint cross-border coordinat...

EYE 2027 - ORGANISATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE EYE VILLAGE

Expected Impact:Live performances by contest winners at EYE2027 in Strasbourg.Active youth engagement through participation in the online contest and votingIncreased interaction between participants and local youth. Objective:Support and promote emerging EU artists and increase their visibility.Engage EYE participants and local youth in discovering new European talent.Raise awareness on the contribution of music to the European Union. Scope:Organise 2-day music programme for EYE 2027 in StrasbourgDesign and run an EU-wide online contest (artist submissions + youth voting) to select performers.Coordinate the coaching, facilitation, and on-site coordination for winners of the contest.

Expected Impact:Projects are expected to deliver results aligned with the expected results set out below and to evidence their contribution through dedicated KPIs defined in the proposal. Expected results include:• tangible capacity increases in EU-based production of the targeted energetic components, with demonstrated contribution to competitiveness;• improved resilience & geographical distribution of supply, reducing single points of failure for energetic materials and related industrial services;• strengthened availability and security of supply for priority defence product production lines, commensurate with identified risks and exposure to the risk of materialisation of conventional military threats;• and measurable lead-time reductions, establishment or availability of reserved capacity where applicable, and workforce trained to operate and sustain the reinforced production lines....

Objective:Expected results:Improvement in the trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films.Increase in the investment in the production, acquisition, promotion, theatrical and online distribution of non-national European films.Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films.Description of the activities:There are two phases for the funded activities:1. The generation of a potential fund which will be attributed according to the performance of the company on the European market.2. The implementation of the action - the potential fund thus generated by each company must be reinvested in:-minimum guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on eligible non-national European films;-the promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of eligible non-national European f...

Expected Outcome:This call aims at strengthening the capacity of workers' organisations (both in Member States and candidate countries) to address, at EU/transnational level, challenges related to changes in employment and working conditions as well as challenges related to their effective participation in social dialogue. Definitions used in the context of this call: a) “Social partner organisation” is either an organisation representing workers – often also referred to as "trade union" – or an organisation representing employers. They engage in some form of "social dialogue", discussing and often negotiating such issues as wages, working conditions, training, etc. b) European-level social partner organisations (or “European-level social partners”): either organisations that are consulted in accordance with Article 154 TFEU (an up-to-date list can be found here) or other European social...

Objective:Protect and promote the right to the protection of personal data.

Expected Impact:The expected impact of the supported project include:• Improved quality and maturity of future EU backbone networks development, in particular CPEIs.Objective:Studies related to the deployment/significant upgrade of backbone networks that address risks, vulnerabilities and dependencies in the EU backbone infrastructure.Scope:Support will be given to studies for the deployment of backbone connectivity meeting one of the following conditions:• connect at least two Member States. In the case of terrestrial backbones, only cross-border segments necessary to connect national backbones will be funded;• connect a Member State with one or several of its islands, outermost regions, or overseas countries and territories;• connect one or several Member States and third countries, including accession and neighbourhood countries, directly, or indirectly via other cable infrastructures...

Objective:The aim of the support is to create and operate a network of cinemas with a view to:Encourage cinema operators to screen a significant proportion of non- national European films through incentives and collaborative projects;Contribute to raise and increase the interest of the audience for non-national films including through the development of activities for young cinema-goers;Help those cinemas to adapt their strategy to the changing environment including by promoting innovative approaches in terms of audience reach and engagement, as well as partnerships with other film industry operators as well as with local cultural institutions;Encourage exchange of best practices, knowledge sharing and other forms of cross border collaboration amongst members of the network Contribute to the policy dialogue on the film industry by collecting data and disseminating the outcome of the acti...

Expected Impact:The project will explore the feasibility of a roadmap based on the assessment of the situation around the preservation of born-digital heritage, the mapping of legal and non-legal frameworks and the adoption of good practices that would help further born-digital heritage preservation. It will provide information regarding challenges and barriers related to existing legal and non-legal frameworks, such as copyright, digital storage, licencing, etc., and practical solutions to contribute to wider born-digital heritage preservation.Overall, the project should contribute to stakeholders and interested parties’ understanding of the legal and policy situation and practices related to the preservation of and access to born-digital heritage, and present possible ways forward to facilitate the preservation of and access to born-digital heritage by:delivering a clear assessment of...

Objective:The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.Expected Results:Development of pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution strategies for non-national European films.Increased investment in theatrical and/or online promotion and distribution of non-national European films in view of expanding audience reach.Develop links between the production and distribution sector thus improving the competitive position of non-national European films on a global market Description of the activities to be funded under the call for proposals:The activities to be funded are campaigns for the pan-European theatrical and/or online distribution of eligible European films,...

Expected Outcome:Key expected results include: (a) increased awareness of European social dialogue; (b) enhanced European social dialogue at the sectoral and cross-industry levels; (c) improved capacity of social partners, including in candidate countries. These results should lead to a strengthened EU level social dialogue.Scope:This call aims at contributing to the promotion of social dialogue at cross-industry and sectoral level, developing European social dialogue, and building and strengthening the capacity of social partner organisations (both in Member States and candidate countries).

Objective:The Arctic is undergoing rapid environmental and geopolitical change, with increasing impacts on its inhabitants, particularly Indigenous Peoples. As external interest in the region grows, ensuring their meaningful involvement in policymaking processes that affect them is essential.

Expected Outcome:ObjectivesThis pilot project seeks to integrate social economy principles into sustainable tourism and foster transnational cooperation among local communities along one or more selected long trails or specific portion of one or several long trails crossing EU Member States.The objective is to promote socio-economic and territorial development through a bottom-up approach, using existing long-distance tourist trails as test cases for sustainable tourism, notably in rural areas.The project targets transnational consortia to explore and test sustainable tourism models along these trails, based on social economy approaches, creating blueprints for possible replication across other EU regions.This initiative complements other existing EU efforts by leveraging local capacities to foster smart social economy models for sustainable rural development.Expected impact The call is...

Expected Impact:The projects must contribute to the realisation of additional renewable energy capacity across the EU in a cost-effective way and the timely delivery of renewable energy statistics to the participating Member States. The beneficiaries will be expected to report renewable energy production on an annual basis.Objective:The objective is to contribute to the clean energy transition and the Clean Industrial Deal objectives including the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement, the 2030 climate and energy targets and 2050 carbon neutrality objective. The call shall also contribute to the implementation of Directive 2018/2001 as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2413 and of the Governance Regulation which sets out an indicative trajectory from 2021 to 2030 for each Member State’s contribution to the Union’s renewables target, with three reference points to be reached in 2022, 2...

Expected Outcome:Actions funded under this Call are expected to contribute to: Increased participation of under-represented groups in entrepreneurial activities; Improved access to tailored incubation services and financing opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs facing structural barriers; Enhanced entrepreneurial skills, business readiness and sustainability of supported enterprises; Strengthened cooperation between incubation providers, financial actors and employment or social inclusion stakeholders; Development of innovative, evidence-based approaches, as a possible source of inspiration for other initiatives; Improved knowledge and policy learning regarding effective inclusive entrepreneurship support mechanisms. In the longer term, the Call is expected to contribute to more inclusive labour markets, job creation, strengthened social economy ecosystems and reduced inequalities in...

Expected Impact:In the long-term, the funding is expected to:have increased operational capacity of law enforcement authorities to fight organised crime, including an improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering schemes.have improved cross-border cooperation and sharing of challenges and best practices in fighting against organised crime.have improved detection, identification and referral of victims of crime in the context of cross-border operational actions, as well as improved protection of victims in criminal proceedings, in cooperation with civil society organisations. Expected Outcome:Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:increase understanding of the nature and modus operandi of criminal networks and key actors and enablers.enhance coordination of law enforcement authorities in cross-border operations and support multi-stakehold...

Expected Impact:In the long-term, the funding is expected to:have increased operational capacity of law enforcement and other security-oriented authorities to fight organised crime and drug production and trafficking, including an improved capability to trace and untangle complex money laundering schemes as well as illicit flows of goods.enhance risk assessments and risk awareness and resilience measures in view of anticipating, preventing and tackling organised crime and drug related crimes.have improved cross-border cooperation including with key third countries and information exchange (including where possible and applicable with the private sector) and sharing of challenges and good practices in fighting against organised crime.have improved detection, identification and referral of victims of crime in the context of cross-border operational actions, as well as improved protection o...

Scope:CENTRES OF VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCECentres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) aim to be a driving force for reforms in the Vocational Education Training (VET) sector, ensuring high quality skills and competences that lead to quality employment and career-long opportunities, meeting the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy and contributing to addressing challenges in key economic sectors.The main objective is the establishment of transnational collaborative networks that bring together local and regional VET stakeholders (VET institutions, companies, social partners, authorities, higher education institutions, research institutes, etc.) in strong and broad partnerships, thereby creating comprehensive skills ecosystems for innovation, regional development, and social inclusion.The initiative is based on a bottom-up approach to vocational excellence, enabling VET instit...

Expected Impact: Framework Partnership Agreements for non-profit making entities under the LIFE programme aim to strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue, as well as to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, including clean energy transition, by the beneficiaries. Objective: LIFE Framework Partnership Agreements with non-profit making entities aim to strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue, as well as to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives by the beneficiaries. The present call for proposals targets framework partnerships aimed at achieving the objectives of the Circular Economy and Quality of Life, Nature and Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and Clean Energy Transition LIFE sub-programmes.In line with Recital...

Scope:Topic scope:Promoting an enabling civic space (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC)A thriving civic space requires an enabling legal, administrative and regulatory environment in which civil society organisations (CSOs) are supported and empowered, protected from threats, and able to operate freely. This call therefore aims to reinforce the conditions for such an environment by supporting actions that strengthen both the monitoring of civic space and the protection and resilience of CSOs and human rights defenders working to uphold EU values. Monitoring of civic spaceProjects should establish or enhance systematic and comprehensive monitoring systems to regularly assess the environment in which CSOs operate at national level. These should build on and align as closely as possible with existing frameworks—such as the indicators developed by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and...

Scope:Topic scope:Raising awareness of and building capacity for the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI-CHARTER)The Charter strategy underlines the importance of strengthening the application of the Charter through awareness raising and capacity building initiatives. Accordingly, projects under this priority are intended to raise the fundamental rights knowledge of relevant actors. While building on the central role of civil society organisations and human rights defenders, funded projects could involve national, regional and local authorities as partners (co-applicants), with the aim of supporting joint capacity building and awareness raising efforts.The projects funded under this priority should address the capacity building and awareness raising needs on the Charter. In particular, relevant projects should focus on raising awareness and building capacity on at least...

Objective:The Pericles IV programme has the following general objective:To prevent and combat counterfeiting and related fraud, preserve the integrity of the euro banknotes and coins, thus strengthening the trust of citizens and business in the genuineness of these banknotes and coins and therefore enhancing the trust in the Union's economy, while securing the sustainability of public finances.The Pericles IV programme has the following specific objective:To protect euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud, by supporting and supplementing the measures undertaken by the Member States and assisting the competent national and Union authorities in their efforts to develop among themselves and with the Commission a close and regular cooperation and an exchange of best practice, where appropriate including third countries and international organisations.