On 19 June 2026, the European Commission, through CINEA, launched the 2026 call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport (“Transport CEF“). In this ways, it plans to release EUR 1.1 billion available to build and modernise transport infrastructure across the EU and associated countries, namely in Ukraine and Moldova. The funding will support completion of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), covering areas such as railway and inland waterway projects, electrification of road haulage and airports, port charging infrastructure, border infrastructure, digitalisation of road transport, and Military Mobility.

Applications are open to EU Member States, international organisations, and public/private bodies in the EU, Ukraine or Moldova. An online info session was held on in June 2026, and proposals must be submitted via the Funding & Tenders Portal by 6 October 2026, 17:00 CET. Evaluation results will follow within six months, with grant agreements signed within nine months of the deadline.

The CEF Transport programme is the EU’s main instrument for developing sustainable, interconnected transport networks, focusing on nine European Transport Corridors. Overall, EUR 25.8 billion is available under the EU’s 2021-2027 budget, and since 2014 the programme has supported over 1,900 projects worth EUR 47.2 billion.