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Communication — 13 January 2013, 18:54 CET

Loans and grants in the field of Communication

Transport — 18 April 2011, 00:41 CET

Grants - Calls for proposals in the field of Transport

Trans-European networks — 13 January 2013, 18:34 CET

EU grants and loans for Trans-European networks - TEN-T / Transport infrastructure

Tourism — 13 January 2013, 18:39 CET

Forthcoming contracts & grants in the field of Tourism

Shifting freight from roads — 13 January 2013, 18:42 CET

Shifting freight from roads - EU grants and loans - Marco Polo

Research — 13 January 2013, 18:59 CET

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) - EU grants and loans in the field of research and technology

Information Society — 13 January 2013, 19:01 CET

EU loans and grants in the field of the Information Society

Audiovisual and Media — 13 January 2013, 19:03 CET

EU grants and loans in the field of Audiovisual and Media

Regional policy - Cohesion Fund — 13 January 2013, 19:07 CET

The Cohesion Fund is aimed at Member States whose Gross National Income (GNI) per inhabitant is less than 90% of the Community average. It serves to reduce their economic and social shortfall, as well as to stabilise their economy. It supports actions in the framework of the Convergence objective. It is now subject to the same rules of programming, management and monitoring as the ESF and the ERDF.

Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — 13 January 2013, 19:09 CET

The ERDF aims to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union by correcting imbalances between its regions. In short, the ERDF finances: direct aid to investments in companies (in particular SMEs) to create sustainable jobs; infrastructures linked notably to research and innovation, telecommunications, environment, energy and transport; financial instruments (capital risk funds, local development funds, etc.) to support regional and local development and to foster cooperation between towns and regions; technical assistance measures.

Disaster assistance — 13 January 2013, 19:13 CET

The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was set up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions within Europe. The Fund was created as a reaction to the severe floods in Central Europe in the summer of 2002. Nine years later, it has been used for 45 disasters covering a range of different catastrophic events including floods, forest fires, earthquakes, storms and drought. 23 different European countries have been supported so far for an amount of more than 2.4 billion euros.

Security and Fundamental Rights — 18 April 2011, 00:03 CET

Calls for proposals for operating grants in the field of Fundamental Rights and Citizenship

Justice — 13 January 2013, 19:17 CET

Funding opportunities in the Justice policy areas

Immigration — 13 January 2013, 19:20 CET

Funding opportunities in the Home Affairs policy areas

Citizenship — 13 January 2013, 19:23 CET

Europe for Citizens - EU grants and loans in the field of citizenship

Humanitarian aid — 13 January 2013, 20:28 CET

Humanitarian aid and civil protection - call for proposals

Foreign policies — 13 January 2013, 20:31 CET

EU loans and grants in the field of foreign policies

External trade — 13 January 2013, 20:33 CET

Information on procurement including award notices, calls for tenders, grants and a history of procurements from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Trade.

Enlargement — 13 January 2013, 20:46 CET

Grants and loans in the field of enlargement of the European Union

Development — 17 April 2011, 23:40 CET

EU loans and grants in the field of development

Cooperation - EuropeAid — 13 January 2013, 22:18 CET

Europe Aid Development and Cooperation. Grants are direct financial contributions from the EU budget or from the European Development Fund.

Common Foreign Security Policy — 13 January 2013, 22:20 CET

EU loans and grants in the filed of Common Foreign Security Policy - Call for Proposals "Public Diplomacy, Policy Research and Outreach devoted to the EU and EU-Korea Relations"

Sustainable development — 15 January 2013, 21:39 CET

EU grants and loans in the field of eco-innovation

Maritime policy — 15 January 2013, 21:42 CET

Calls for proposals and tenders in the field of maritime policy

EU Health Programme - funding schemes — 15 January 2013, 21:43 CET

The Health Programme supports activities that improve and protect human health. Different funding schemes are available depending on the type of project. The type of funding for each activity is set out each year in a work plan – with the aim to achieve goals as efficiently as possible with the full cooperation of programme stakeholders. Unless indicated otherwise tender, the basic principle is joint funding: Commission grants cover a certain percentage of projects' overall costs.