On 19 October 2011, the European Commission (EC) published the "Connecting Europe Facility" to fund €50 billion worth of investment to improve transport, energy and digital networks across Europe. The energy sector will benefit from €9.1 billion for trans-European infrastructure, which will help close financial gaps and remove network bottlenecks. The money from Connecting Europe will act as leverage for more funding from other private and public investors.

• Connecting Europe   
• Connecting Europe Facility and the Project Bond Initiative
• Communication - A growth package for integrated European infrastructures [COM/2011/676]
• Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility [COM/2011/665]