Programm: Hercule III

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Programme

Hercule III

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Hercule III"

The general objective of the Hercule III Programme shall be to protect the financial interests of the Union thus enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's economy and ensuring the protection of the taxpayers' money. The specific objective of the Programme shall be to prevent and combat fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union. Hercule III focuses on the following 5 operational objectives:

to improve the prevention and investigation of fraud and other illegal activities beyond current levels by enhancing transnational and multi-disciplinary cooperation
to increase the protection of the financial interests of the Union against fraud, facilitating the exchange of information, experiences and best practices, including staff exchanges
to strengthen the fight against fraud and other illegal activities providing technical and operational support to national investigation, and in particular customs and law enforcement, authorities
to limit the currently known exposure of the financial interests of the Union to fraud, corruption and other illegal activities with a view to reducing the development of an illegal economy in key risk areas such as organised fraud, including cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting
to enhance the degree of development of the specific legal and judicial protection of the financial interests of the Union against fraud by promoting comparative law analysis

Eligible actions under this programme are:

Technical Assistance
Training
Any other action

Link

Link to Programme

Thematic Focus

Justice, Finances, Security

Macro-Region

Danube Region, Adriatic and Ionian Region, Alpine Region, Baltic Sea Region

Origin of Applicant of programme
Hercule III

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / поранешна југословенска Република Македонија
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
Serbia / Сpбија
Turkey / Türkiye
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
Egypt / مِصر‎
Algeria / الجزائر
Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل
Jordan / الأردن
Lebanon / لبنان
Libya / ليبيا
Morocco / المَغرِب
Morocco / المَغرِب
Palestine / دولة فلسطين
Armenia / Հայաստան
Belarus / Беларусь
Georgia / საქართველო
Moldova
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Russia / Россия
Norway / Norge
Iceland / Ísland
Liechtenstein

Applicant details

Applicants can get funding if they promote the strenghtening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union. Research and educational institutes as well as NGOs/NPOs need to have been established and operating for at least one year before the submission of the proposal.

Financial details

Total budget: 104.9 million €
Technical Assistance: min. 70% of total budget
Training: max. 25 % of total budget
All other activities: max. 5% of total budget
EU co-financing rate: max. 80%

Contact Details

https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/contacts/general-contacts_en

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