The EU funds come from the EU's infrastructure fund Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which supports the construction of infrastructure projects on the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). TEN-T aims to strengthen the internal market by, among other things, removing bottlenecks and promoting more efficient, cross-border transport corridors.

Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen says the following about the result of the application round:

- That the Fehmarn Belt connection once again receives support underlines the importance of the connection. The tunnel is important both for Scandinavia and Central Europe, and the funding shows that there is broad agreement on the great importance of the connection for the trans-European transport network - the EU's most strategically important transport infrastructure.