As part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is today proposing to renew the 'Connecting Europe Facility', with €42.3 billion to support investments in the European infrastructure networks for transport (€30.6 billion), energy (€8.7 billion) and digital (€3 billion).This represents a 47% increase compared to 2014-2020[1], showing the EU's commitment to a well-connected and integrated Union where citizens and businesses can fully benefit from free movement an