Council Decision (EU) 2023/2586 of 13 November 2023 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2025, the annual amount for 2024, the amount of the first instalment for 2024 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2026 and 2027
Date: 2023-11-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European Development Fund, European Investment Bank, Member States' contribution, United Kingdom, financial aid, financial control, withdrawal from the EU




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2023/2586


15.11.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2586
of 13 November 2023
         
on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2025, the annual amount for 2024, the amount of the first instalment for 2024 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2026 and 2027


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (1), and in particular Article 7(2) in conjunction with Article 14(3) thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 of 26 November 2018 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2015/323 (2), and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to send to the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages.












(2)


In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 October 2023 specifying the ceiling for the amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) for 2025, the annual amount of the contributions for 2024, the amount of the first instalment of the contributions for 2024 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2026 and 2027.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts provided for in previous EDFs. Therefore a call for funds pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the Commission and for the EIB should be made.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 152 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (3) (‘the withdrawal agreement’), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ‘United Kingdom’) is to remain party to the EDF until the closure of the 11th EDF and all previous unclosed EDFs. However, pursuant to Article 153 of the withdrawal agreement, the United Kingdom’s share in decommitted funds from projects under the 11th EDF, where those funds have been decommitted after 31 December 2020, or under previous EDFs is not to be reused.












(5)


Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 (4) sets the ceiling for the annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2024 at EUR 1 300 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.












(6)


In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures it provides for, this Decision should enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The ceiling for the annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 809 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 800 000 000 for the Commission and EUR 9 000 000 for the European Investment Bank (EIB).


Article 2
The annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2024 is hereby set at EUR 1 500 000 000. It shall be divided into EUR 1 200 000 000 for the Commission and EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.


Article 3
The individual EDF contributions shall be paid by the parties to the EDF to the Commission and the EIB as the first instalment for 2024, in accordance with the Annex.


Article 4
An amount of EUR 7 800 000 from uncommitted or decommitted funds from projects under the 9th EDF shall be refunded by a reduction of payment against the first instalment for 2024 set out in Article 3.


Article 5
The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 600 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 0 for the EIB. The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2027 is hereby set at EUR 500 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 0 for the EIB.


Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 November 2023.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7.

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2022/2242 of 14 November 2022 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2024, the annual amount for 2023, the amount of the first instalment for 2023 and an indicative and non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2025 and 2026 (OJ L 294, 15.11.2022, p. 17).




ANNEX

First instalment for 2024 (EUR) to be paid to the Commission and the EIB













MEMBER STATES & UNITED KINGDOM


9th EDF key (%)


11th EDF key (%)


Commission


EIB


Commission +EIB




11th EDF


Refund from the 9th EDF


11th EDF minus refund from the 9th EDF


11th EDF


Total amount for the first instalment for 2024




BELGIUM


3,92 


3,24927 


17 870 985 


305 760 


17 565 225 


3 249 270 


20 814 495 




BULGARIA


 


0,21853 


1 201 915 


0 


1 201 915 


218 530 


1 420 445 




CZECHIA


 


0,79745 


4 385 975 


0 


4 385 975 


797 450 


5 183 425 




DENMARK


2,14 


1,98045 


10 892 475 


166 920 


10 725 555 


1 980 450 


12 706 005 




GERMANY


23,36 


20,57980 


113 188 900 


1 822 080 


111 366 820 


20 579 800 


131 946 620 




ESTONIA


 


0,08635 


474 925 


0 


474 925 


86 350 


561 275 




IRELAND


0,62 


0,94006 


5 170 330 


48 360 


5 121 970 


940 060 


6 062 030 




GREECE


1,25 


1,50735 


8 290 425 


97 500 


8 192 925 


1 507 350 


9 700 275 




SPAIN


5,84 


7,93248 


43 628 640 


455 520 


43 173 120 


7 932 480 


51 105 600 




FRANCE


24,30 


17,81269 


97 969 795 


1 895 400 


96 074 395 


17 812 690 


113 887 085 




CROATIA


 


0,22518 


1 238 490 


0 


1 238 490 


225 180 


1 463 670 




ITALY


12,54 


12,53009 


68 915 495 


978 120 


67 937 375 


12 530 090 


80 467 465 




CYPRUS


 


0,11162 


613 910 


0 


613 910 


111 620 


725 530 




LATVIA


 


0,11612 


638 660 


0 


638 660 


116 120 


754 780 




LITHUANIA


 


0,18077 


994 235 


0 


994 235 


180 770 


1 175 005 




LUXEMBOURG


0,29 


0,25509 


1 402 995 


22 620 


1 380 375 


255 090 


1 635 465 




HUNGARY


 


0,61456 


3 380 080 


0 


3 380 080 


614 560 


3 994 640 




MALTA


 


0,03801 


209 055 


0 


209 055 


38 010 


247 065 




NETHERLANDS


5,22 


4,77678 


26 272 290 


407 160 


25 865 130 


4 776 780 


30 641 910 




AUSTRIA


2,65 


2,39757 


13 186 635 


206 700 


12 979 935 


2 397 570 


15 377 505 




POLAND


 


2,00734 


11 040 370 


0 


11 040 370 


2 007 340 


13 047 710 




PORTUGAL


0,97 


1,19679 


6 582 345 


75 660 


6 506 685 


1 196 790 


7 703 475 




ROMANIA


 


0,71815 


3 949 825 


0 


3 949 825 


718 150 


4 667 975 




SLOVENIA


 


0,22452 


1 234 860 


0 


1 234 860 


224 520 


1 459 380 




SLOVAKIA


 


0,37616 


2 068 880 


0 


2 068 880 


376 160 


2 445 040 




FINLAND


1,48 


1,50909 


8 299 995 


115 440 


8 184 555 


1 509 090 


9 693 645 




SWEDEN


2,73 


2,93911 


16 165 105 


212 940 


15 952 165 


2 939 110 


18 891 275 




UNITED KINGDOM (*1)



12,69 


14,67862 


80 732 410 


989 820 


79 742 590 


14 678 620 


94 421 210 




TOTAL EU-27 & UK


100,00 


100,00 


550 000 000 


7 800 000 


542 200 000 


100 000 000 


642 200 000 






(*1)  Further to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK formally requested in March 2023 that the Commission refund in 2023 its outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting-out its outstanding contribution to the EDF. That net-out will be reflected in the respective payment instructions.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2586/oj
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