Protection of the euro against counterfeiting
EU funding to protect the euro against counterfeiting and related fraud through national and EU cooperation.
This call funds projects to prevent counterfeiting of euro banknotes and coins. It supports cooperation between national authorities and the European Commission. The goal is to maintain trust in the euro and secure public finances.
Likely relevant for
- national authorities in EU member states
- organizations working on currency security
- projects focused on anti-counterfeiting technologies
Project signals
What it funds
- Projects to protect euro banknotes and coins against counterfeiting and related fraud
- Support and supplement measures by Member States
- Facilitate cooperation and exchange of best practices among national and EU authorities, including third countries and international organizations
Expected outcomes
- Enhanced protection of euro currency integrity
- Strengthened trust of citizens and businesses in the euro
- Improved cooperation between national authorities and the European Commission
Who can apply / participate
- Competent national authorities as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
- Eligibility limited to competent national authorities; consortium rules must be checked in call document
- Applicants must be from eligible countries as per call document, primarily EU Member States
- Entities eligible for funding are competent national authorities
- Other eligibility conditions not stated
- Details on consortium size and composition
- Specific eligibility of third countries and international organizations
Must check before shortlisting
- eligibility limited to competent national authorities as per Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
- specific consortium and country eligibility details in call document
Money
Total budget of approximately EUR 600,000 for 2026 under PERI Project Grants.
- Total budget for 2026 — 600000EURAllocated for PERI-2026-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT project grants
Application notes
- Multiple cut-off dates with deadlines on 21 April 2026 and 15 September 2026.
- Proposal page limit and layout as per call document sections 5 and 6
- Proposal layout described in Part B of the Application Form
- Eligibility and admissibility conditions detailed in call document section 6
- Evaluation criteria and award process in sections 8-9 of call document
- Legal and financial set-up described in section 10 of call document
- Prepare proposal according to call document and application form templates
- Submit proposals via the Funding & Tenders Portal
- Follow multiple cut-off submission deadlines
- Only competent national authorities are eligible
- Check call document for detailed eligibility and consortium rules
Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 22 Jun 2026, 17:19 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.
Official source text
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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:
Application form templates
Standard application form (PERI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Support information
For help related to this call, please contact ECFIN-PERICLES@ec.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals . IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Raw budget overview
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