Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020

(Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 696)

(2017/C 50/04)

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching four calls for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the 2017 Work Programme in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.

Proposals are invited for the following four calls:

CEF-TC-2017-1: Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS)

CEF-TC-2017-1: eIdentification & eSignature

CEF-TC-2017-1: Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI)

CEF-TC-2017-1: European e-Justice Portal

The total indicative budget available for proposals selected under these calls is EUR 27,5 million.

The deadline for the submission of proposals is 18 May 2017.

The respective call documentation is available on the CEF Telecom website:

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/2017-cef-telecom-calls-proposals