GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The call targets the following actions:

• Exchange and dissemination of information, through organising workshops, meetings and seminars, including training, targeted placements and exchanges of staff of competent national authorities and other similar actions. The exchange of information should be targeted on the best practices in preventing counterfeiting and fraud relating to the euro, on methodologies for monitoring and analysing the economic and financial impact of counterfeiting, as well as, the enquiry and investigation methods. Additionally, it will focus on the operation of databases and early warning systems, the use of detection tools, the scientific assistance, including monitoring of new developments, the protection of the euro outside the Union, research actions and the provision of specific operational expertise.

• Technical, scientific and operational assistance, including any appropriate measure which establish teaching resources at Union level, such as a handbook of legislation, information bulletins, practical manuals, glossaries and lexicons, databases, especially in the area of scientific assistance or technology watch or computer support applications, such as software. Additionally, this assistance will be provided to relevant studies with a multidisciplinary and transnational dimension, including research on innovative security features, development of technical support instruments and methods to facilitate detection actions at Union level, support for cooperation in operations involving at least two States when such support cannot be made available from other Programmes of European institutions and bodies.

• Purchase of equipment to be used by specialised anti-counterfeiting authorities of third countries for protecting the euro against counterfeiting.

Applicants must have stable and sufficient resources as well as the know-how, qualifications and resources to successfully implement the projects.