# Protection of the euro against counterfeiting
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## Public content

**topic id:** PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT
**call id:** PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
**title:** Protection of the euro against counterfeiting
**programme:** Pericles IV
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2025-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** multiple cut-off
**start date:** 2025-02-20T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT
**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:** 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. Entities eligible for funding
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 Eligible 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 are described in sections 8-10 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:
 Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (PERI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (PERI) 
Draft agenda/outline (PERI) 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
PERI MGA

Additional documents:
 PERICLES IV Annual Work Programmes
PERI Regulation 2021/840 
PERI Non-Euro Area Regulation 2021/1696: Pericles IV Regulation extending to the non-participating Member States 
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** PERI Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2025
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **109908:** 
      -         **action:** PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT - PERI-PJG PERI Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 600000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2025-04-23
          - 2025-09-16
        **deadline Model:** multiple cut-off
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-02-20
**keywords:** PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEIT, PERI-2025-ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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