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PPPA – Setting up of Cross-Border Coordination Points – 2025

PPPA - Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) are important tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that could develop into permanent EU activities and programs (with their own budget lines).

2025-11-13
1.8 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference PPPA-2025-BRIDGEFOREU
Programme Pilot Projects & Preparation Actions (PPPA)
Institution European Commission
Sectors Cooperation & Development Services to organisations Territorial Development
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

PPPA-2025-BRIDGEFOREU



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To support the operational setup of Cross-Border Coordination Points (CBCP) under the BRIDGEforEU framework
  • To facilitate Member States in establishing CBCPs by providing financial assistance

Priorities

  • Priority 1: to support the creation of CBCPs to address legal and administrative obstacles in cross-border cooperation
  • Priority 2: to focus on border regions, both land and maritime, shared by neighbouring EU Member States
  • Priority 3: to ensure that CBCPs contribute to improving coordination and problem-solving across national borders

Among financed actions

  • Set-up and operational costs for CBCPs (rent, furniture, equipment, digital systems)
  • Procurement of expert services, including studies, consultancy, and legal advice for defining the CBCP model
  • Design and development of websites or digital tools for CBCP operations

Eligibility

  • Be acknowledged – via the “letter of acknowledgment” attached as ANNEX 1 to the present call – by a MS as an established CBCP according to the Regulation or a prospective CBCP
  • Be legal entities or “permanent entities” as defined in article 4(3-b) of the BRIDGEforEU Regulation
  • Be established in one of EU Member State

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 18 months
  • Contact: REGIO-CONTRACTS@EC.EUROPA.EU

Useful

Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 1.8 million euros
  • Amount of the grant : 120,000 euros
  • Funding rate : up to 90%