PERICLES IV – Protection of the euro against counterfeiting – 2022

Priorities

• Priority 1: Supporting activities aimed at improving cooperation among Member States
  which are particularly affected by the production and distribution of counterfeits
• Priority 2: Fostering cooperation with authorities of third countries where there is suspicion of or evidence for counterfeit euro production
• Priority 3: Maintaining an efficient framework for the protection of the euro in South Eastern Europe
• Priority 4: Distribution of counterfeits and high quality components on the darknet, and ‘movie money’ and ‘prop copy’ products online
• Priority 5: Euro coins: Implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation and security features of euro coins
• Priority 6: Support for the establishment / reinforcement of national central offices
  (NCOs)

Among financed actions

• Exchange and dissemination of information
• Technical, scientific and operational assistance
• Purchase of equipment to be used by specialised anti–counterfeiting authorities of third countries for protecting the euro against counterfeiting

Eligibility

• Be competent national authorities in the area of the protection of the euro against counterfeiting as defined in Article 2(b) of Regulation 1338/2001
• Be from a Euro area or non-Euro area Member State
• Only applications by single applicants are allowed

• Rate of co-financing: up to 75% of total eligible costs, increased to 90% under certain conditions