External Borders: studies, works or mixed

**A pályázat célja és várt eredménye** Objective: The objective of this call is to modernise transport infrastructure on the TEN-T network with the purpose of facilitating traffic flows for rail and road transport at border control areas at the Union external border of the TEN-T network. Scope: Works and / or studies related to: Projects, targeting only the transport infrastructure, which will inter alia improve the rail and road connections to the border crossing points, as well as parking lines and spaces related to the border controls. Support will be given to rail projects facilitating traffic flows at the TEN-T Border Crossing Points (BCPs) including as regards interoperability. Support will also be given to the upgrade of parking spaces for trucks, of waiting areas and of road lane capacity from the parking spaces to the border control points and between them, provided that it facilitates traffic flows at the Union external border. Border check equipment and facilities cannot be supported, in principle, as a stand-alone project. However, certain border check equipment, such as smart IT solutions which facilitate and/or accelerate border checks and alleviate congestion at border crossing points, or fixed devices integrated into the transport infrastructure, may be supported in case they form part of a wider project concerning the adaptation of transport infrastructure. Mobile equipment cannot be supported. Administrative buildings, storage and warehouse facilities, as well as parking facilities for border officers cannot be supported. Priority will be given to the upgrading of existing border crossing points to allow the implementation of coordinated bi-directional controls. Priority will be given to projects located on the TEN-T European Transport Corridors. Where appropriate, the applicants should ensure coordination with relevant Interreg Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance – Cross-Border Cooperation programmes. In case a proposal combines studies and works components, these must address different sections / activities. Facilities and infrastructure supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis. **Jogosultsági és benyújtási feltételek** "> Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document . Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document . 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document . 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document . 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual . 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document . 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document . Call document and annexes: CEF-T-2026-SAFEMOBGEN Application form templates Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table per WP (CEF) Letter of support/MS agreement (CEF) Timetable (Gannt Chart) (CEF) Environmental compliance file (CEF-T and CEF-E) Additional documents: Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026 CEF Regulation 2021/1153 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement