IPCEIs may represent a significant contribution to economic growth, jobs, the green and digital transition and competitiveness for the Union industry and economy. IPCEIs make it possible to bring together knowledge, expertise, financial resources, and economic actors throughout the Union and create positive spillover effects to the whole Union.
Legal bases
Following Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), aid to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest or to remedy a serious disturbance in an economy of a Member State may be considered compatible with the internal market.
In 2021, the Commission published the currently applicable Communication on the criteria for the analysis of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid to promote the execution of IPCEIs (OJ C 528, 30.12.2021, p. 10–18). See also the press release.
General information, factsheets with simplified explanations of the instrument and information about the approved IPCEIs
Useful for national authorities working with IPCEI and companies interested in participating in IPCEI, which are familiar with the basics of the instrument
Information on the Joint European Forum for IPCEI, where representatives of Member State authorities and the Commission identify potential new IPCEI and work on improvements to the IPCEI process
Information about the role and tasks of the IPCEI Design Support Hub during the design phase of an IPCEI, and IPCEI candidates that are currently in the IPCEI design phase