Commission greenlights Luxembourg's final payment request for €59 million under NextGenerationEU

Today, the European Commission positively assessed Luxembourg's fourth and final payment request for €59 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. 

With this payment request, Luxembourg has implemented all the reforms and investments included in its recovery and resilience plan – corresponding to a total of €241 million. Once the payment request is approved, 100% of the funding allocated to Luxembourg will be delivered.

This marks a major milestone in the implementation of the RRF and shows Luxembourg's commitment to delivering reforms and investments under its national recovery and resilience plan.

The Commission found that Luxembourg has satisfactorily completed the three milestones and four targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision. They correspond to reforms and investments in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transport, digitalisation of public administration, healthcare and the fight against money laundering.

Flagship measures in this payment request include:

• Advancing the clean transition by approving more than 11,200 grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, adding a further 30.1 MWp of photovoltaic capacity on business premises, and supporting the installation of 1,581 electric vehicle charging points.

• Promoting a more efficient and digital public administration by digitalising administrative employment procedures through a public platform. In addition, the digital platform of the Luxembourg Business Register has been upgraded, while its powers to verify registered information and enforce compliance were strengthened.

• Strengthening the healthcare system through legislation setting out the responsibilities of general care nurses, clarifying their professional roles, and defining the care activities and technical procedures they are authorised to perform.

Next steps

The Commission has sent its preliminary assessment of Luxembourg'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 Luxembourg can take place following the EFC's opinion and the adoption of a payment decision by the Commission.

Background

Luxembourg submitted its fourth and final payment request on 30 September 2026. Luxembourg's recovery and resilience plan – underpinned by €241 million in grants – includes reforms and investments supporting the clean and digital transitions and strengthening economic and social resilience. Measures include affordable housing, upskilling and reskilling, healthcare resilience, digitalisation of public administration, ultra-secure quantum communication technologies, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, renewable energy and measures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Today's payment request would bring the total funds paid out to Luxembourg under the RRF to €241 million, including pre-financing.

This means that 100% of the funding allocated to Luxembourg under its recovery and resilience plan will be delivered once the payment request has been approved, with all 52 milestones and targets successfully fulfilled.

With a view to the closure of the Facility at the end of 2026, Member States had to implement all outstanding milestones and targets by 31 August 2026 and submit their final payment requests by the end of September 2026.

For more information 

Commission's preliminary assessment of Luxembourg's fourth and final payment request

Luxembourg's recovery and resilience plan 

Recovery and Resilience Facility

Recovery and Resilience Facility project map

Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard

Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation

EU as a borrower