欧盟委员会（EC）已经批准了一项价值5亿欧元的德国计划，该计划将支持铁路货运领域的研究、开发和创新。
该计划将持续到2024年年底，年度预算为1亿欧元，支持形式为2.5万欧元至3000万欧元的直接拨款。
根据该计划，将对两类项目给予援助，包括通过试点项目和数字测试案例以及使用示范设备来开发和测试创新技术，以及将创新的新技术推向市场。
该计划旨在通过提高数字化水平、增强铁路货运的物流能力和互操作性，鼓励从公路到铁路的模式转变，以提高竞争力。
根据联邦交通和数字基础设施部（BMVI）5月19日在德国联邦公报上公布的计划指南，涉及试验场和试点方案的项目将有资格获得50至100的联邦资助，这取决于承担研究的组织的规模。
示范项目将根据机构的规模获得所需资金的25%至100%，而涉及向市场引入创新技术的项目将有资格获得50%的联邦资助。
根据《欧盟国家援助规则》，欧盟委员会对该计划进行了调查，发现该计划对于激励铁路货运部门新技术的研发和创新投资是必要的。鉴于研究活动需要大量投资而且符合欧洲联盟的环境和运输目标，同时也不会引起不适当地竞争，欧盟委员会批准了这一计划。
原文来自国际铁路周刊：
https://www.railjournal.com/freight/e500m-german-freight-research-support-scheme-receives-ec-approval/
以下为原文：
THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €500m German scheme which will support research, development and innovation in rail freight transport.
The scheme, which will run until the end of 2024, will have an annual budget of €100m with the support taking the form of direct grants of between €25,000 and €30m.
Under the programme, aid will be granted to two types of projects including the development and testing of innovative technologies by means of pilot projects and digital test cases as well as the use of demonstrators, and the market introduction of innovative new technologies.
The initiative aims to encourage a modal shift from road to rail by improving digitisation and increasing the logistics capabilities and interoperability of rail freight transport to improve competitiveness.
Under guidelines for the programme published in the German Federal Gazette by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) on May 19, the projects involving test sites and pilot schemes will qualify for federal funding of between 50% and 100%, depending on the size of the organisation undertaking the research.
The demonstrator projects will receive between 25% and 100% of the required funding, according to the size of the organisation, while submissions covering the introduction of innovative technologies to the market will qualify for 50% federal funding.
The EC was required to investigate the programme under EU State Aid rules and found that the scheme is necessary to incentivise investments in research, development and innovation of new technologies in the rail freight sector. It decided that the measure is proportionate in view of the significant investment required for the research activities and is in line with the European Union’s environmental and transport objectives, without unduly distorting competition.
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