• The Ministry of Finance and Public Administration is once again organizing the annual "Communication of European Funds" competition to highlight the results of European funds support in Spain.
• The competition has a multi-fund approach so that projects that have received funding from shared management European funds (ERDF – including the European Territorial Cooperation objective –, ESF+, ISF, IGFV, AMIF, FEMPA, FTJ, EAFRD and EAGF) are eligible.
• Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

In order to raise awareness of new projects that draw on Europe and to raise public awareness about the results and added value of European funding support in Spain, the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration has once again organized the " #EuropaSeSiente" Annual European Funds Communication Competition .

The 2024 edition has once again given the competition a multi-fund approach, by supporting projects that have received funding from shared European funds. Thus, in addition to ERDF projects, (including the European Territorial Cooperation objective), projects co-financed with the following funds have participated : ESF, ESF+, ISF, IGFV, AMIF, FEMPA, FTJ, EAFRD and EAGF, both within the framework of the 2014-2020 period and the 2021-2027 period.

The competition is structured in three phases, as described in the rules . The winners will be announced at the end of the final phase, which will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as part of the annual "Communication 2024" event.

Applications must be submitted using the following form until February 2, 2024.

Categories

Projects can be submitted in 6 categories:

1. #EuropeFeelsCompetitive category , for projects focused on industrial transformation, support for SMEs, research promotion, and digitalization.

2. #EuropeFeelsGreen category , for projects focused on energy transition, the fight against climate change, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, environmental rehabilitation, biodiversity, the circular economy, or the efficient use of resources.

3. #EuropeFeelsConnected category , from the perspective of the transport of goods and the mobility of people. This category featured projects focused on sustainable mobility, environmentally friendly transport, the efficient and safe movement of people, and effective and secure border management, among others.

4. #EuropeFeelsSocial category , for projects that seek to promote inclusion, non-discrimination, and gender equality at all levels, including, among others, the reintegration of disadvantaged people into the labor market, family reconciliation and educational strategies, as well as actions related to asylum.

5. #EuropeFeelsClose category , for projects aimed at the sustainable and inclusive development of rural areas , or supporting local and regional strategies that help address specific development challenges in certain areas.

6. #EuropeMovesYou category , which addresses a topic of special interest that represents a global challenge for the immediate future. This year's category will be dedicated to water , open to projects that present solutions to the scarcity of this resource.

2023 Edition

In the last edition, 18 projects were selected as finalists in six categories. The following initiatives ultimately won awards in each category:

1. #EuropeFeelsCompetitive: Cajamar Innova .
2. #EuropeFeelsGreen: VITISAD .
3. #EuropeFeelsConnected: Smart Village Extremadura .
4. #EuropeFeelsSocial: Integr@ntion .
5. #EuropeFeelsClose: Broadband Asturias .
6. #EuropeMovesYou:JARCULTUR .