| Stage | Description | Responsibility |
1 | Call publication | Calls define the following key terms of a project: indicative budget, general and specific objectives, results expected, eligibility criteria, selection criteria, award criteria, maximum possible rates of EU co-funding. | TEN-T EA |
2 | Info day |
| TEN-T EA |
3 | Submission of proposals |
| Applicants |
4 | Eligibility check | TEN-T EA checks the proposals submitted to it against the eligibility criteria specified in the call. | TEN-T EA |
5 | External evaluation | Conducted by external experts called upon by TEN-T EA. The Commission is not legally bound by the opinion of the external experts. | TEN-T EA, external experts |
6 | Internal evaluation (Selection) | Conducted by an Internal Evaluation Panel composed of representatives of DG MOVE, other DGs (if appropriate) and TEN-T EA. Reviews the reports prepared by external consultants and recommends proposals for funding. | |
7 | Consultation of other DGs | The Evaluation Committee composed of DG MOVE Directors then assesses the list of projects suggested for funding by the Internal Evaluation Panel and prepares the final list of such projects for the Director-General of DG MOVE. The approved list is then submitted for consultation to other DGs (in particular DG-Environment and DG REGIO) to avoid double funding of projects under available EU funding programmes. | |
8 | Consultation of Financial Assistance Committee (FAC) | Following the approval by FAC and subject to a lack of opposition to the list by the European Parliament under its "right of scrutiny", a "framework Decision" is adopted, listing the proposals selected for funding and indicating the amount of funding to be awarded to each project. | |
9 | European Parliament right of scrutiny | ||
10 | Individual financing decisions | Applicants whose proposals are selected for funding are then invited to enter into negotiations with the TEN-T EA to finalise the terms of the grant Decision. Subject to their successful outcome, individual financing Decisions granting EU financial aid are then adopted for each selected project. |