Call for proposals - MOVE/SUB/01-2010 on road safety and the internal market: inland waterway transport

The European Commission is planning to grant subsidies to promote transport policy objectives. The main topics selected are road safety and internal market for inland waterway transport.

Grants are intended as incentives for carrying out operations which could not be executed without EU financial support. Under the principle of cofinancing, the Commission will only grant funds which are complementary and subsidiary to contributions made by the beneficiary, the national, regional or local authorities and other bodies. Amounts granted will be between 10% and 50% of the total eligible costs of the operation, except for transport security, where it can be up to 80%.

Operations to be supported will largely be: research activities and dissemination of best practices; coordination and harmonisation of standards and procedures; studies to advance knowledge in fields for further and innovative initiatives at the European level.

The areas concerned are:

Road Safety:
- development and implementation of innovative communication road safety campaigns throughout the European Union; use of original teaching approaches and new information technologies to influence user behaviour in a sustainable manner;
- innovative concepts or the sharing of best practice to ensure greater awareness and better understanding and communication between various road users (drivers/pedestrians, heavy-goods vehicle drivers/motorcyclists, etc.) in order to improve road safety in Europe;
- projects relating to the impact that an ageing population has on road safety;
- projects on the impact that gender has on driving and road behaviour;
- projects on the economic and social impact of road safety, including in public health policy;
- projects relating to the impact of new technology on vehicle safety and passenger safety.

Internal market (inland waterways and maritime transport):
- Creating a network of centres for promoting inland waterway navigation, with the objective of advising transport users at local level and encouraging them to use inland navigation by providing logistical solutions, best practices and technical assistance. This measure should help to improve the image and awareness of this mode of transport.

The deadline for applications is 15 September 2010. Further information is available on the DG for Mobility and Transport website. 
 

Reference: 2010/C 135/08

(Added 2010-05-26)