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BCS Programme – Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and consumer surveys – 2025

The Joint Harmonised European Union Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys (BCS) constitutes an essential tool for the European Commission in fulfilling its Treaty-based obligations of surveillance of the EU economies. The BCS programme was set up based on the Commission's institutional prerogatives and constitutes an important source for decision-making of EU economic policy makers.

2025-09-24
6.100.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference BCS-2025-FPA
Programme Business and Consumer Surveys Program
Institution European Commission
Sectors Agriculture & Fisheries Business & Industry Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Finance Other Research & Innovation Services to organisations Technology & Digital Transport
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency EU & International Organisation Financial Institution Large company (> 250 employees) Media & cultural organisation Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

BCS-2025-FPA



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To produce harmonised and comparable data sets across countries
  • To allow comparison of business cycles and calculation of meaningful indicators for the euro area and the EU as a whole
  • To establish long-term cooperation with partner institutes conducting these surveys

Priority

Priority 1: To gather information for EU Economic and Monetary Union economic surveillance and general economic policy purposes.

  • The use of the same harmonised questionnaires and a common timetable for conducting national surveys and transmitting results to ensure comparability
  •  Proposals should include appropriate communication and dissemination activities

Among financed actions

  • Conducting Business surveys (Industry, Construction, Retail trade, Services) and Consumer surveys
  • Performing monthly, quarterly, and bi-annual surveys based on harmonised questionnaires
  • Undertaking appropriate communication and dissemination activities at the national level, feeding results into economic analysis and research, and fostering critical review by experts

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tűrkiye (Click here)

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 24 months
    • For specific grants, the projects should normally be 12 months
  • Contact: ECFIN-BCS-CALL-QUESTIONS@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 6.100.000 euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • For all 4 surveys : 195.000 euros
    • For Industry + Retail + Services (no Construction): 165.000 euros
    • For Construction + Retail + Services (no Industry): 130.000 euros
    • For Industry + Construction + Services (no Retail): 150.000 euros
    • For Industry + Construction + Retail (no Services): 140.000 euros
    • For Industry + Construction (no Retail + Services): 95.000 euros
    • For Industry + Retail (no Construction + Services): 110.000 euros
    • For Industry + Services (no Construction + Retail): 120.000 euros
    • For Construction + Retail (no Industry + Services): 75.000 euros
    • For Construction + Services (no Industry + Retail): 85.000 euros
    • For Retail + Services (no Industry + Construction): 100.000 euros
    • For Industry (no Construction + Retail + Services): 65.000 euros
    • For Construction (no Industry + Retail + Services): 30.000 euros
    • For Retail (no Industry + Construction + Services): 45.000 euros
    • For Services (no Industry + Construction + Retail): 55.000 euros
    •  For the Consumer survey: 125.000 euros
  • Funding rate: up to 50% of the total eligible costs