Programme Sectors
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Energy is the EU funding programme to implement the Trans-European Networks for Energy policy. It aims at supporting investments in building new cross-border energy infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading the existing one.
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport is the funding instrument to realise European transport infrastructure policy. It aims at supporting investments in building new transport infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading the existing one.
The CEF Digital portion is managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).
About
CEF is a key EU funding instrument to promote growth, jobs and competitiveness through targeted infrastructure investment at European level.
Data protection rules for CEF programme
Featured Projects

The 56 km long excavated exploratory tunnel runs between and below the two main railway tunnels and provides information on rock mass which will reduce costs and time for the construction of the main tunnels.
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)

Thanks to over €28 million in EU funding from the CEF transport programme, the port’s infrastructure has been upgraded, boosting capacity and establishing a more efficient, sustainable and multimodal hub.
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
Thirty major airports across Spain and along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) have been equipped with 364 new electric charging stations, of which 47 single and 317 dual, to support electric ground handling operations thanks to CEF Transport.
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)
News

The report includes information on the implementation of the CEF and clarifies whether the transport, energy and digital sectors are on track for completion by 2027.

From 16 to 22 September, more than 2,500 towns and cities will celebrate European Mobility Week by organising various activities.

Three European Coordinators have been designated to help complete the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), a vast infrastructure network of railways, roads, and inland waterways connecting the European Union.

Ukraine opened its first railway line based on the European Union standard for track width, marking a significant step in deepening the country’s transport integration with the EU
Publications

This new Synergy Info Pack highlights how projects from different countries, sectors and funding programmes are all working towards the same goal: making Europe’s waterborne transport sector more sustainable, more efficient and more competitive.

Factsheet on Military Mobility
The brochure showcases the projects supported by CEF Energy that were completed between January 2022 and June 2023.

CINEA Hydrogen projects