The Connecting Europe Facility
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) supports the development of high performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of transport, energy and digital services. It is a key EU funding instrument in delivering the green transition and an important enabler towards the Union’s decarbonisation objectives for 2030 and 2050.
CEF benefits people across all Member States: it makes travel easier and more sustainable, enhances Europe’s energy security while enabling wider use of renewables, and facilitates cross-border interaction between public administrations, businesses and citizens.
CEF provides funding in the forms of grants and procurement and contributes to attracting private investments.
Programme Sectors
CEF Transport is the EU funding instrument to realise European transport infrastructure policy. It supports investments in building new transport infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading existing ones.
CEF Energy is the EU funding programme to implement the trans-European networks for energy policy. It supports investments in building new cross-border energy infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading existing ones.
CEF Digital supports investments in digital connectivity infrastructures of common European interest. This part is managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).
Featured Projects
The rapid evolution of drone technology is reshaping Europe’s aviation landscape. Coordinated efforts are ongoing to integrate unmanned aircraft safely and efficiently into shared airspace. Central to this transformation is the concept of U-space, a framework designed to manage drone traffic alongsi
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)
Discover how the EU’s eCall system and projects like X_HeERO are saving lives and contributing to the zero road fatalities objective of the European Union.
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
By removing key infrastructure bottlenecks, the project has increased the port’s capacity to handle roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and heavy cargo transport, while enabling the dual use of transport infrastructure for civilian and defence purposes.
- Programme
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2014/2020)
- Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (2021/2027)
News
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport has launched the procedure for the selection of a new European TEN-T Coordinator for the North Sea–Baltic European Transport Corridor, with the appointment expected by autumn 2026.
The Commission has proposed new rules to make seamless travel across Europe a reality.
The new tube complements the original tunnel, operational since 1991, which is about 8 km long and thereby the longest road tunnel in Slovenia.
The European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO), the European Commission’s central platform for transparent and authoritative data on alternative fuels, vehicle uptake, and infrastructure deployment in Europe, is hosting a focused webinar on Thursday, 19 March 2026, at 12:30– 13.15 CET.
Publications
CINEA has launched a new digital publication highlighting the essential role of the CEF Energy in driving Europe’s energy transition - ensuring affordability, security and sustainability across the European energy system.
Hydrogen can help decarbonise sectors that are difficult to electrify. Discover CINEA diverse portfolio of hydrogen projects across Europe.
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