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Ex-post evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020

Transport

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) 2014 to 2020 is a centrally managed funding programme for transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructures contributing to the completion of the trans-European networks with a budget of EUR 30.4 billion. The ex-post evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020 will assess the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value of the CEF co-funding for infrastructure projects in the three sectors.

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ID: 14245

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19 responses

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ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, 20 Sept 2024

EDF expresses its strong support to maintain the Connecting Europe Facility in the future as this funding programme is one of the most efficient instruments at European level to support infrastructure investments. Since 2014 EDF and its subsidiaries and financial partners have had the opportunity…

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UNIFE, 17 Sept 2024

UNIFE acknowledges that CEF grants have provided crucial support to the achievement of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy objectives and the development of sustainable transport system. In this context, the CEF programme should continue to be the cornerstone of the EU Investment…

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Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, 23 Sept 2024

Please see attached full response of CER. CER welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the call for evidence for an evaluation of Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020 (CEF I). For rail, CEF is the key financing instrument for bridging missing links and removing bottlenecks on the TEN-T Core…

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Ørsted A/S, 24 Sept 2024

Thank your for the possibility to contribute to this call for evidence. Please find our feedback attached. Kind regards, Sebastian Schulte-Derne Head of EU Office, Ørsted A/S

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Société nationale SNCF, 24 Sept 2024

Veuillez trouver la contribution du Groupe SNCF à la consultation en pièce jointe. Alors que l'UE a inscrit dans ses principaux objectifs la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre de 55 % d'ici à 2030 et des émissions des transports de 90 % d'ici à 2050, il devient de plus en plus urgent…

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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti s.p.a., 20 Sept 2024

CDP is the Italian National Promotional Institution (NPI) and one of the largest Italian financial institutions, with total assets above 450bn. The experience of CDP with CEF1 Programme was mainly linked to the implementation of the CEF Transport Blending Facility launched in 2019, which supported…

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ENEDIS, 24 Sept 2024

Enedis fully endorses the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) as a pivotal instrument in advancing the energy transition and driving critical grid development. We especially value that this programme supports both OPEX and CAPEX, which is crucial for a distribution system operator (DSO) like Enedis,…

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Bellona Europa, 24 Sept 2024

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) plays a crucial role in supporting the development of interconnectors, a key infrastructure for achieving a well-integrated and resilient energy system across the European Union. Interconnectors, which link energy grids between EU Member States, are vital for…

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RTE Réseau de transport d'électricité, 24 Sept 2024

During the current MFF period (2021-2027), RTE benefited from the support of the European Union through the CEF-Energy fund, with subsidies granted for studies and/or works for certain interconnection projects, including: - The Bay of Biscay interconnector between France and Spain. - The Celtic…

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Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV, 24 Sept 2024

Please find enclosed the feedback on behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. In our feedback we chose to combine the CEF 2014-2020 - evaluation and CEF 2021-2027 interim evaluation since we consider the points listed in the feedback relevant for both consultations.

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Transdev Group, 23 Sept 2024

Transdev commends the European Commissions initiative for consultation on the Connecting Europe Facility. We recognise the pivotal role that the CEF plays in financing transport infrastructure, particularly in the expansion of the Trans-European Transport Network. However, we believe that the…

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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 23 Sept 2024

Bentley Systems thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback on its evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value of the CEF programme. The CEF has been a key EU funding instrument to support the development of high performing,…

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Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, 24 Sept 2024

RATP Group welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the call for the evaluation of CEF1, as beneficiary of 3 CEF1 projects. The CEF is a key tool for the development of the TEN-T network and its urban nodes, we are fully committed to this funding mechanism. For the ecological, digital, and…

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Kapsch, 9 Sept 2024

Kapsch TrafficCom in this document contributes to the Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020 evaluation. This comment concerns the cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) deployments that CEF co-funded. C-ITS is regulated through Directive (EU) 2010/40/EU. C-ITS is essential to road safety…

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ENAIRE, 24 Sept 2024

Research and innovation play a central role in air transport: helping aviation become safer, more efficient, economically viable, secure and environmentally friendly. Air transport today is experiencing major transformations, including the increasing deployment of drone technology, the launch of…

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CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE TRANSPORTE EN AUTOBÚS, 24 Sept 2024

CONFEBUS considera que la tarea fundamental del MCE y de las redes transeuropeoas de reforzar los modos de transporte más sostenibles, tales como los autobuses y autocares, debería haberse destacado más. En este sentido, CONFEBUS desea transmitir la importancia del transporte colectivo de viajeros…

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DSRC Interest Group, 19 Sept 2024

CEN DSRC, C-ITS and Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) C-ITS and CEN DSRC are deployed in immediate geographic vicinity in adjacent spectrum bands. For EU transport policy to function both are necessary and need operate interference free. CEF has co-funded C-ITS deployment and Europe is unique in the…

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Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner, 24 Sept 2024

Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner (SKR) (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions - SALAR) önskar lämnar synpunkter som framgår av bifogat dokument. SKR framhäver där bland annat vikten av att inom kommande långtidsbudget tillse att budgeten för Fonden för ett sammanlänkat Europa ökar, att…

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European Conference of Transport Research Institutes, 24 Sept 2024

ECTRI welcomes this opportunity to share its views on the evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). These views are common to CEF-1 final evaluation and CEF-2 interim evaluation. CEF is being instrumental in shaping the European multimodal transport system through the deployment of the…