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Digital Europe Programme Regulation In force since 1 January 2021

Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240
32021R0694 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Programme objectives
• Article 4 — Specific Objective 1- High Performance Computing
• Article 5 — Specific Objective 2 – Artificial Intelligence
• Article 6 — Specific Objective 3 – Cybersecurity and Trust
• Article 7 — Specific Objective 4 – Advanced Digital Skills
• Article 8 — Specific Objective 5 – Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability
• Article 9 — Budget
• Article 10 — Third countries associated to the Programme
• Article 11 — International cooperation
• Article 12 — Security
• Article 13 — Synergies with other Union programmes
• Article 14 — Implementation and forms of Union funding
• Article 15 — European Partnerships
• Article 16 — European Digital Innovation Hubs

Chapter II ELIGIBILITY

• Article 17 — Eligible actions
• Article 18 — Eligible legal entities

Chapter III GRANTS

• Article 19 — Grants
• Article 20 — Award criteria
• Article 21 — Evaluation

Chapter IV BLENDING OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMBINED FUNDING

• Article 22 — Blending operations
• Article 23 — Cumulative and alternative funding

Chapter V PROGRAMMING, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND CONTROL

• Article 24 — Work programmes
• Article 25 — Monitoring and reporting
• Article 26 — Evaluation of the Programme
• Article 27 — Audits
• Article 28 — Protection of the financial interests of the Union
• Article 29 — Information, communication, publicity, policy support and dissemination

Chapter VI DELEGATED ACTS, IMPLEMENTING ACTS, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 30 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 31 — Committee procedure
• Article 32 — Repeal
• Article 33 — Transitional provisions
• Article 34 — Entry into force and application