Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility

What it is

to renew the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2021-2027. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the European Union needs modern and efficient infrastructures that contribute to the interconnection and integration of the Union and all its regions in the transport, telecommunications and energy sectors . Trans-European networks and cross-border cooperation are not only essential for the functioning of the single market, but also strategic for the achievement of energy unification, the completion of the digital single market and the development of sustainable modes of transport. The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism adopted the joint report by Henna VIRKKUNEN (EP, FI), Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP, RO) and Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE, CZ) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014. The committees recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission's proposal as follows. Subject matter : the proposed Regulation seeks to establish the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF 2.0). It lays down the objectives of the Programme, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding. Objectives : the Programme has the general objective to build, develop and modernise the trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the field of renewable energy, in order to contribute to increasing European competitiveness, access to internal market, to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and to consolidate territorial, social and economic cohesion , contributing to the long-term decarbonisation commitments and with emphasis on synergies among transport, energy and digital sectors to the full. contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to efficient, interconnected, interoperable and multimodal networks and infrastructure for smart, sustainable, inclusive, accessible, safe and secure mobility and European transport area; adapt the parts of the trans-European transport network suitable for military transport to dual (civilian and defence) mobility needs. contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to further integration of an efficient and competitive internal energy market, interoperability of networks across borders and sectors, facilitating decarbonisation of the economy, and ensuring security of supply and EU energy independence, and to facilitate cross-border cooperation in the area of energy, including renewable energy, and to stimulate energy efficiency. contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to the deployment of safe and secure very high capacity digital networks and…

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