Protection of the euro against counterfeiting

Topic description

Objective: The Pericles IV programme has the following general objective : To prevent and combat counterfeiting and related fraud, preserve the integrity of the euro banknotes and coins, thus strengthening the trust of citizens and business in the genuineness of these banknotes and coins and therefore enhancing the trust in the Union's economy, while securing the sustainability of public finances. The Pericles IV programme has the following specific objective : To protect euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud, by supporting and supplementing the measures undertaken by the Member States and assisting the competent national and Union authorities in their efforts to develop among themselves and with the Commission a close and regular cooperation and an exchange of best practice, where appropriate including third countries and international organisations.

Conditions and documents

Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout As described in sections 5 and 6 of the call document . Proposal layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries As described in section 6 of the call document . Entities eligible for funding shall be the competent national authorities as defined in point (b) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 . 3. Other eligibility conditions n/a 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion n/a 5. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process as described in sections 8-9 of the call document . 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants As described in section 10 in the call document . Call document and annexes: Call document Application form templates Standard application form (PERI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Detailed budget table (PERI) Draft agenda/outline (PERI) Model Grant Agreements (MGA) PERI MGA Additional documents: PERICLES IV Annual Work Programmes PERI Regulation 2021/840 PERI Non-Euro Area Regulation 2021/1696: Pericles IV Regulation extending to the non-participating Member States EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

Budget overview

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    "113860": [
      {
        "action": "PERI-2026-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT - PERI-PJG PERI Project Grants",
        "budgetYearMap": {
          "2026": "600000"
        },
        "deadlineDates": [
          "2026-04-21",
          "2026-09-15"
        ],
        "deadlineModel": "multiple cut-off",
        "expectedGrants": 0,
        "maxContribution": 0,
        "minContribution": 0,
        "plannedOpeningDate": "2026-02-19"
      }
    ]
  },
  "budgetYearsColumns": [
    "2026"
  ]
}