Welcome to the Marco Polo Programme

Marco Polo is the European Union's funding programme for projects which shift freight transport from the road to sea, rail and inland waterways.

This means fewer trucks on the road and thus less congestion, less pollution, and more reliable and efficient transport of goods.

The current, second Marco Polo programme runs from 2007-13 and features:

• more money: the programme budget is €450 million Euros
• more themes: this programme includes "motorways of the sea" and "traffic avoidance" projects
• more countries: Countries bordering the EU are now eligible for funding if they signed an association agreement

You are in the freight transport business? Take a close look at to see how Marco Polo could help you realise your projects and free Europe's roads.

Marco Polo is managed by the European Commission's Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation.