Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906 of 14 November 2024 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2026, the annual amount for 2025, the amount of the first instalment for 2025 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2027 and 2028
Date: 2024-11-14
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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2024/2906


19.11.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2906
         
of 14 November 2024
         
on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2026, the annual amount for 2025, the amount of the first instalment for 2025 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2027 and 2028


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 the 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 2024 specifying the ceiling amount of the contribution for 2026, the annual amount of the contribution for 2025, the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2025 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2027 and 2028.












(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 European Development Funds (‘EDF’). 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 previous EDFs is not to be reused.












(5)


Council Decision (EU) 2023/2586 (4), sets the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 at EUR 800 000 000 for the Commission and at EUR 9 000 000 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 2026 is hereby set at EUR 700 000 000 for the Commission.


Article 2
The annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 809 000 000. It shall be paid as follows:






(a)


for the Commission, EUR 800 000 000; and










(b)


for the European Investment Bank (EIB), EUR 9 000 000.






Article 3
The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a first instalment for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 359 000 000. It shall be paid as follows:






(a)


for the Commission, EUR 350 000 000; and










(b)


for the EIB, EUR 9 000 000.






Article 4
An amount of EUR 6 300 000 from uncommitted or decommitted funds from projects under the 9th EDF shall be refunded by a reduction of payment against the first instalment for 2025 set out in Article 3.


Article 5
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. The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2028 is hereby set at EUR 400 000 000 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, 14 November 2024.


For the Council


The President


               BÓKA J.





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

(2)  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 (OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1).

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

(4)  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 (OJ L, 2023/2586, 15.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2586/oj).




ANNEX
1st instalment 2025 (EUR) to be paid to the Commission and the EIB












MEMBER STATES & UK


9th EDF key (%)


11th EDF key (%)


Commission


EIB


Commission + EIB




11th EDF


Refund from the 9th EDF


11th EDF minus Refund 9th EDF


11th EDF


Total amount for the 1st instalment 2025




BELGIUM


3,92 


3,24927 


11 372 445 


246 960 


11 125 485 


292 434 


11 417 919 




BULGARIA


 


0,21853 


764 855 


0


764 855 


19 668 


784 523 




CZECHIA


 


0,79745 


2 791 075 


0


2 791 075 


71 771 


2 862 846 




DENMARK


2,14 


1,98045 


6 931 575 


134 820 


6 796 755 


178 241 


6 974 996 




GERMANY


23,36 


20,57980 


72 029 300 


1 471 680 


70 557 620 


1 852 182 


72 409 802 




ESTONIA


 


0,08635 


302 225 


0


302 225 


7 772 


309 997 




IRELAND


0,62 


0,94006 


3 290 210 


39 060 


3 251 150 


84 605 


3 335 755 




GREECE


1,25 


1,50735 


5 275 725 


78 750 


5 196 975 


135 662 


5 332 637 




SPAIN


5,84 


7,93248 


27 763 680 


367 920 


27 395 760 


713 923 


28 109 683 




FRANCE


24,30 


17,81269 


62 344 415 


1 530 900 


60 813 515 


1 603 142 


62 416 657 




CROATIA


 


0,22518 


788 130 


0


788 130 


20 266 


808 396 




ITALY


12,54 


12,53009 


43 855 315 


790 020 


43 065 295 


1 127 708 


44 193 003 




CYPRUS


 


0,11162 


390 670 


0


390 670 


10 046 


400 716 




LATVIA


 


0,11612 


406 420 


0


406 420 


10 451 


416 871 




LITHUANIA


 


0,18077 


632 695 


0


632 695 


16 269 


648 964 




LUXEMBOURG


0,29 


0,25509 


892 815 


18 270 


874 545 


22 958 


897 503 




HUNGARY


 


0,61456 


2 150 960 


0


2 150 960 


55 310 


2 206 270 




MALTA


 


0,03801 


133 035 


0


133 035 


3 421 


136 456 




NETHERLANDS


5,22 


4,77678 


16 718 730 


328 860 


16 389 870 


429 910 


16 819 780 




AUSTRIA


2,65 


2,39757 


8 391 495 


166 950 


8 224 545 


215 781 


8 440 326 




POLAND


 


2,00734 


7 025 690 


0


7 025 690 


180 661 


7 206 351 




PORTUGAL


0,97 


1,19679 


4 188 765 


61 110 


4 127 655 


107 711 


4 235 366 




ROMANIA


 


0,71815 


2 513 525 


0


2 513 525 


64 634 


2 578 159 




SLOVENIA


 


0,22452 


785 820 


0


785 820 


20 207 


806 027 




SLOVAKIA


 


0,37616 


1 316 560 


0


1 316 560 


33 854 


1 350 414 




FINLAND


1,48 


1,50909 


5 281 815 


93 240 


5 188 575 


135 818 


5 324 393 




SWEDEN


2,73 


2,93911 


10 286 885 


171 990 


10 114 895 


264 520 


10 379 415 




UNITED KINGDOM (*1)



12,69 


14,67862 


51 375 170 


799 470 


50 575 700 


1 321 076 


51 896 776 




TOTAL EU-27 & UK


100,00 


100,00 


350 000 000 


6 300 000 


343 700 000 


9 000 000 


352 700 000 






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



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2906/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)