Setting up of Cross-Border Coordination Points

The reference to Article 4(3-b) in the criterion referred to in your question was a clerical mistake and should read “Article 4(3)”, therefore covering legal entities or “permanent entities” as defined in either Article 4(3-a) or 4(3-b) of the BRIDGEforEU Regulation. A corrigendum to correct this clerical mistake has been published.

The detailed budget table referred to in Annex 1 of the application form (Part B) is not applicable as provided for in section 5 the Call documentPDF.

With regard to the PPPA-2025-BRIDGEFOREU call, the Letter of Acknowledgment required under the “Eligibility” section is to be issued by the Member State. The specific issuing body within the national administration is determined by the Member State in line with its legal and constitutional arrangements.

1. the financial support to third parties is not allowed (page 10 of the call);

2. other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc (page 9 of the call);

3. subcontracting should normally constitute a limited part and must be performed by third parties (not by one of the beneficiaries/affiliated entities). Subcontracting going beyond 30% of the total eligible costs must be justified in the application” (section 13 of the call).

As mentioned in the Call Document, under section 10. "Legal and financial set-up of the grant agreements", Financial Support to Third Parties is not allowed under this call.

The call for proposals PPPA-2025-BRIDGEforEU is closely related to Regulation 2025/925.

That Regulation specifies, on its article 4 that Member States of the European Union may establish Cross-Border Coordination Points (CBCP) “on the basis of their institutional and legal framework”.

The “letter of acknowledgement” specified in section 5 of the Call for Proposals (and of which a template is provided in Annex 1 of the call) has the purpose of ensuring that the applicant is acknowledged by its Member State as a CBCP or as a prospective CBCP, as required in section 6 of the call for proposals under the title “eligibility”.

As such, it is competence of each Member State, “on the basis of their institutional and legal framework”, to determine which is the authority responsible for issuing the letter of acknowledgement.