1. JASPERS for CEF Stéphane OUAKI Head Of Unit
Connecting Europe – Infrastructure Investment Strategies
DG MOVE, European Commission
JASPERS Stakeholders Meeting
10 November 2015, Brussels

2. The Connecting Europe Facility (transport sector)
Regulation (EU) 1316/2013
Budget: €24.02bn
Including €11.3 bn transferred from the Cohesion Fund
Grants  Priorities:
TEN-T Corridors and core network:
cross-border, missing links, bottlenecks
pre-identified projects
Horizontal priorities:
interoperability, innovation, ERTMS…
Sustainable modes of transport
Innovative financial instruments (10% of total budget)

3. The CEF "Cohesion envelope"
€11.3 bn transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the CEF
Exclusively for transport projects in Member States eligible for the Cohesion Fund on the core network
Binding national allocations between 2014 – (exclusively grants)
CF co-funding rates (up to 85%)
Technical assistance for capacity building
Programme Support Actions (i.a. JASPERS)

4. CEF "Cohesion envelope" vs Cohesion Fund
Centralised (vs shared) management Focus on TEN-T core network (vs all TEN-T core and comprehensive, urban and regional mobility) Focus on cross-border projects Limited road eligibility (only cross-border & max 10% of total envelope) Complementarity: common project pipeline with ESIF Expiry of national allocations at midterm financial period No separate technical assistance budget

5. Centralised management
European Commission (DG MOVE) assisted by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)
Competitive evaluation and selection of projects
Work programme (Annual/AP or Multiannual/MAP)
Call for proposals
Evaluation (external and internal)
Grant agreements
AP & MAP 2014
MAP 2015
Framework, priorities and available funding
Oct 2014 – end Feb 2015
Nov 2015 – mid Feb 2016
Mar-Jun 2015
Mar-Jun 2016
Nov/Dec 2015
Nov/Dec 2016

6. Results of the first CEF call for proposals in 2014: €13 bn investment in 276 projects

7. EU funding per transport mode

8. 2015 CEF Multi-annual Work Programme (1)
Calls for Proposals: Nov 2015 – Feb 2016
€ 7.5 billion (total budget)
€ 6.5 billion for Cohesion Member States
Focus (alignment with Juncker priorities):
Core Network Corridors (Jobs, growth and investment)
Traffic management systems (Digital single market)
Innovation and new technologies (Energy Union and climate)
rail projects continuing priority

9. 2015 CEF Multi-annual Work Programme (2)
Objective
General envelope
(€ million)
Cohesion envelope
Missing links, bottlenecks, rail interoperability with focus on cross-border sections
200
5,622
Sustainable and efficient transport systems, decarbonisation of all transport modes 75
Integration and interconnection of transport modes, interoperability of transport services, accessibility of transport infrastructures
815
650
Total
1,085
6,472

10. Next steps for CEF 2015 calls (indicative)
Publication of Calls + info days (Brussels and in MS)
4 November 2015
Calls deadline
(mid) February 2016
External and Internal Evaluation
March 2016 – June 2016
Presentation to CEF Committee
July 2016
Adoption of Selection Decision
July/September 2016
Adoption of individual Decisions
October December 2016

11. CEF 2016 call under Cohesion envelope The Commission reserves the possibility to launch a call in 2016 in case the total Cohesion envelope has not been fully used under the 2015 call
Indicative timetable
Adoption of the Work Programme 2015
Before 31 October 2015
Publication of Call
1 October 2016
Call deadline
31 January 2017
Evaluation
March 2017 – April 2017
Approval Selection decision by CEF Committee
May 2017
EC adoption of Selection Decision
July 2017
Preparation and Signature of Grant Agreements
September December 2017

12. Technical assistance under the CEF "cohesion envelope"
Art. 11(3) of CEF Regulation
Strengthening administrative capacity in relation to project preparation and implementation
2014 CEF MAP
Technical assistance services for the development and implementation of projects implementing the TEN-T core network in the MS eligible to the Cohesion Fund
Direct grants and/or
Via JASPERS
Technical assistance to improve capacity building for Railway Infrastructure Managers eligible to the Cohesion envelope

13. JASPERS for CEF (1) Advisory services (only) Specificities:
Technical assistance for project development and implementation  sufficient quality, maturity and EU added- value
Projects on the TEN-T core network eligible/financed under the CEF "cohesion envelope"
Aim: help MS fully absorb national allocations (successful selection but also implementation phase)
Specificities:
Only for countries that specifically request JASPERS assistance
Financing from the national allocations  authorisation of MS concerned of the maximum amount to be used for JASPERS services

14. JASPERS for CEF (2) Framework Partnership Agreement
7 years (till 2020); w. DG REGIO
Specific Grant Agreement:
1 July 2015 – 30 June 2017
7 MS: BG, HR, EL, HU, RO, SK, SI
Implementation
MOVE continuous cooperation with JASPERS and REGIO to ensure effective complementarity

15. Useful information European Commission – Mobility and Transport
INEA - Calls for proposals

16. Thank you for your attention! Stephane.OUAKI@ec.europa.eu