Extending to the non-participating Member States the application of the Pericles IV exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2021–2027

The European Parliament adopted by 689 votes to 3, with 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation extending to the non-participating Member States the application of the regulation establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (Pericles IV programme) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 331/2014.

Parliament gave its consent to the draft Council regulation aimed at extending the regulation establishing the Pericles IV programme to those Member States where the euro is not the official currency. Entities in these Member States that are competent authorities will be eligible for funding under this programme.