Division 2 FINANCING MECHANISMS

The full range of financing mechanisms offered under the second Health Programme will be implemented in 2010. The budget for the call for proposals for projects has been reduced and greater focus has been put on calls for tenders and other financing mechanisms, such as joint actions and operating grants. This aims at maximising the efficiency and added-value of actions financed, and ensuring that finances are channelled more directly towards meeting Programme objectives. However, in case resources from the operating budget were to remain available at the end of 2010, these would be reallocated to the funding of grants selected through the 2010 call for proposals for projects as a priority.

All financing mechanisms will be executed under the responsibility of EAHC, except points 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9, which are under the direct responsibility of the Commission, and some calls for tenders, (point 2.2), which will be executed by the Commission. Relevant calls and information will be published on the EAHC web-site^f1.

For each of the topics described in sections 3.2 ‘Topics addressed under the first objective “Improve citizens” health security’, 3.3 ‘Topics addressed under the second objective “Promote health”’, and 3.4 ‘Topics addressed under the third objective “Generate and disseminate health information and knowledge”’, only the financing mechanism indicated under a topic will be applicable.

In accordance with recital 33 of the Programme Decision, collaboration with third countries not participating in the programme should be facilitated. However, this should not involve any financial contribution under the Programme for those countries. Nevertheless, travel and subsistence expenses for experts invited from or travelling to such countries can be considered eligible costs in duly justified, exceptional cases, where this directly contributes to the objectives of the Programme.