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European funding represents the primary financial means through which the European Union pursues the objective of social and economic integration of its member countries.

European funding is divided into two types:

1. Direct management funding: these are funds managed directly by the European Commission.
2. Indirect management funding: these are funds whose management is indirectly delegated to the Member States through their central (national) and peripheral (regional or local) administrations.

Specifically, in the case of direct management funding, the European Commission or one of its delegated Agencies disburses the funds directly to the end-users. How? Through participation in calls for proposals published periodically in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or on the websites of the respective Directorates-General of the Commission.

In the case of European funding with indirect management, the financial resources from the EU budget are transferred to the Member States, particularly to the regions. Based on operational programs, the regions manage the allocation and distribution of these funds to the final beneficiaries.