The Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This adds to the €93 million already committed to finance 35 projects for 5G under the first two CEF Digital calls, for a total of €221 …
The Commission has signed grant agreements worth €142 million with 21 projects upgrading or deploying new connectivity backbone cables, including submarine cables. Submarine cables transport more than 98% of the global telecom traffic and play an essential role for the resilience and security of digital connectivity. CEF Digital puts the security of this critical infrastructure at its …
The Commission has opened the fourth set of calls for proposals worth €323 million under the digital strand of the Connecting Europe Facility programme (CEF Digital). The new calls aim to speed up the deployment of fast, secure, and sustainable advanced infrastructures, contributing to the development of backbone connectivity, 5G networks, and quantum communication. €128 million of …
The Commission has adopted the second Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital, which defines the scope and objectives of EU-funded actions to improve Europe’s digital connectivity infrastructures. These actions will receive around €865 million of funding from 2024 to 2027. Improving Europe’s connectivity infrastructure is fundamental for achieving Europe’s 2030 Digital Decade objectives …
The Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding will support projects that deliver on the EU’s climate objectives, improving and modernising the EU network of railways, …