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Commission endorses preliminary assessment of Germany´s second payment request for €13.5 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Germany's second payment request for €13.5 billion in grants (net of pre-financing) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.
Following its assessment of the payment request submitted on 13 September 2024, the Commission has preliminarily concluded that Germany has satisfactorily completed the 16 milestones and 26 targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision for the second and third instalments.
15 reforms and 20 investments will drive positive change for citizens and businesses in the areas of research and innovation for the green transition, renewable energy and greening of transport and housing. Healthcare, digitalisation of public administration, education and training as well as microelectronics and communication technologies are also among the included areas.
Flagship measures in this payment request include:
- Onshore and offshore wind energy: These reforms aim to significantly increase wind energy deployment both onshore and offshore in Germany, targeting faster project execution to align with Germany's long-term renewable energy goals. By increasing its share of renewable energy in the electricity supply, Germany makes a significant contribution to the energy transition by providing a portfolio of affordable and decarbonised electricity, helping to reduce Germany's dependence on fossil fuels. Germany's offshore wind energy reforms are part of an extensive EU-wide strategy to rapidly expand offshore renewables to meet ambitious climate goals and strengthen energy security while boosting job creation.
- Digitalisation of public services: This reform is related to the Online Access Act (Onlinezugangsgesetz) and aims at reducing red tape for citizens and businesses by digitising 215 key public service bundles and making them available in one click. The services range from accessing social services to enabling transparent access to public data and facilitating business-government interaction across the private sector (including, for example, transport, pharmaceutical production, entertainment and agriculture). The effect is expected to be significant: by saving even a few minutes, if not hours per application, citizens and businesses using those services repeatedly will save precious time.
Next steps
The Commission has now sent its preliminary assessment of Germany's fulfilment of the milestones and targets required for this payment to the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), which has four weeks to deliver its opinion. The payment to Germany can take place following the EFC's opinion, and the adoption of a payment decision by the Commission.
Background
Germany's recovery and resilience plan includes a wide range of investment and reform measures. The plan will be financed by €30 billion in grants.
You can find more information on Germany's Recovery and Resilience plan on this page, which features an interactive map of projects financed by the RRF, as well as on the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard. More information on the process of payment requests under the RRF can be found in this document of questions and answers.
For more information
Commission's preliminary assessment of Germany's second payment request
Germany's recovery and resilience plan
Recovery and Resilience Facility
Recovery and Resilience Facility project map
Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard