The aid to be granted on the basis of the annual work programme will be an important part of the pillar of Community financing of the trans-European transport network during the period 2007 - 2013. It will complement the efforts developed in the multi-annual Programme. As such, the  annual programme will not support actions being already supported under the multi-annual Programme (Article 8.3 TEN Regulation).

For 2008 the programme will address in particular:

• 30 priority projects set out in annex III of the TEN Guidelines.
• Measures to develop key links and interconnections to eliminate bottlenecks.
• Measures to develop an interoperable railway network, with the exception of measures for the deployment of ERTMS, especially for TEN-T conventional railway lines.
• Measures to promote maritime transport and inland waterways.
• Measures to face the most urgent problems of airports.
• Measures to promote good standards of comfort and safety as well as to guarantee a sustainable integration of Road infrastructure in the global transport chain
• Measures to promote the deployment of sustainable transport infrastructure.
• Loan Guarantee Instrument.
• Actions aimed at promoting private sector involvement particularly in the development and financing of Community supported transport infrastructure projects.
• Deployment projects that build on research activities or deploy new technologies.

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 22,26 Million EUR (Annual budget for 2008)

• 30 June 2008 - 15 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Grants in the field of the Trans-European Energy Network (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)

Directorate-General for Energy and Transport

• Annual Call 2013 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
• Annual Call 2013-(2) for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
• Annual Call 2012 MAP TEN-T Priority Projects
• Call for Proposals - Projects in the field of River Information Services (RIS) 2012
• Call for Proposals - Projects in the field of Motorways of the Sea (MoS) 2012