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**Council of the**
**European Union**
**Brussels, 17 July 2025**
**(OR. en)**

**11101/25**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2025/0196(NLE)**

**ECOFIN 934**

**UEM 380**

**FIN 806**

_**ECB**_

_**EIB**_

**LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS**

Subject: COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending the Implementing
Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the
recovery and resilience plan for Greece

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**COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION**

**of …**

**amending the Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021**

**on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Greece**

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility **[1]**, and in particular

Article 20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

**1** OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/241/oj.

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Whereas:

(1) Following the submission of the national recovery and resilience plan (‘RRP’) by Greece

on 27 April 2021, the Commission proposed its positive assessment to the Council.

On 13 July 2021, the Council approved the positive assessment by means of an

implementing decision (‘the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021’) **[2]** . The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 was amended by Council implementing

decisions of 8 December 2023 **[3]**, 16 July 2024 **[4]** and 21 January 2025 **[5]** .

(2) On 14 May 2025, Greece made a reasoned request to the Commission to make a proposal

to amend the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 in accordance with

Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 on the grounds that the RRP is partially no

longer achievable because of objective circumstances. On that basis, Greece has submitted

an amended RRP.

_**Amendments based on Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241**_

(3) The amendments to the RRP submitted by Greece because of objective circumstances

concern 108 measures.

**2** See documents ST 10152/21 and ST 10152/21 ADD 1 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
**3** See documents ST 15831/23 REV1 and ST 15831/23 ADD 1 REV 1 at
http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
**4** See documents ST 11858/24, ST 11858/24 COR 1, ST 11858/24 ADD 1 and
ST 11858/24 ADD 1 COR 1 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
**5** See documents ST 17055/24, ST 17055/24 ADD 1 and ST 17055/24 ADD 1 COR 1 at
http://register.consilium.europa.eu.

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(4) Greece has explained that eight measures are partially or totally no longer achievable due

to unexpected delays related to public procurement procedures. This concerns milestone 64

under measure 16851 (Biodiversity protection as a driver for sustainable growth),

milestone 82 under measure 16911 (Aerial means for crisis management) and milestone 80

under measure 16283 (Implementation of Regional Civil Protection Centers (PEKEPP)

through PPP schemes) under component 1.4 (Sustainable use of resources, climate

resilience and environmental protection); milestone 108 under measure 16779

(Interoperability and web services development) and milestone 128 under measure 16827

(Data Governance Strategy and Policies) under component 2.2 (Modernise); target 182 and

milestone 182a under measure 16925 (Digital Transformation of the social support system)

under component 3.4 (Increase access to effective and inclusive social policies); milestone

213 under measure 16703 (Combating illegal trade and protecting intellectual property)

under component 4.2 (Modernise the public administration, including through speeding up

the implementation of public investments, improving the public procurement framework,

capacity building measures and fighting corruption); and target 261 and milestone 262

under measure 16630 (Cretan Northern Highway (Β.Ο.Α.Κ.)) under component 4.6

(Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors) _._ On this basis, Greece has

requested that certain requirements of those measures be amended. Furthermore, Greece

has requested that the scope of measure 16827 be decreased and that measure 16283 and

interim target 261 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021

should be amended accordingly.

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(5) Greece has explained that nine measures are partially or totally no longer achievable

because of lower than expected demand. This concerns target 35 under measure 16876

(Energy upgrade of public sector buildings) under component 1.2 (Renovate); milestones

312 and 316 under measure 16285 (Investments in the national irrigation network through

PPP schemes) under component 1.4 (Sustainable use of resources, climate resilience and

environmental protection); target 90 under measure 16818 (Fiber optic infrastructure in

buildings) under component 2.1 (Connect); targets 183 and 186 and milestone 186a under

measure 16922 (Social Integration), milestones 174a, 179 and 176 under measure 16904

(Disability) and targets 177 and 180 and milestone 180a under measure 16919 (Child

Protection) under component 3.4 (Increase access to effective and inclusive social

policies); milestone 220 under measure 16705 (Digital Transformation of Fiscal

Management and Supervision in Governance & Electronic Invoicing) under component 4.2

(Modernise the public administration, including through speeding up the implementation

of public investments, improving the public procurement framework, capacity building

measures and fighting corruption); and milestone 346 under measure 16622 (HORIZON

2020 ‘Seal of Excellence’: financing top innovative companies) under component 4.5

(Promote research and innovation). On this basis, Greece has requested that certain

requirements of those measures be amended. Furthermore, Greece has requested that the

scope of measures 16876 and 16705 be reduced and that targets 35, 177 and 180 and

milestone 312 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

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(6) Greece has explained that six measures are partially or totally no longer achievable due to

supply chain disruptions. This concerns milestones 10 and 15 under measure 16871

(Revitalization actions of the most affected territories (Just transition territories)) and

milestone 16 under measure 16926 (Support of the installation of storage systems to

enhance RES penetration) under component 1.1 (Power up); milestones 51, 53 and 54

under measure 16831 (Produc-E Green) under component 1.3 (Recharge and refuel); target

118 under measure 16826 (Digital skills upgrade programs for conscripts) under

component 2.2 (Modernise); and milestones 365 and 366 under measure 16996

(Installation of energy storage for additional RES penetration) and milestones 372 and 373

under measure 16997 (Promotion of CCS technologies to foster industry decarbonization)

under component 5.2 (REPowerEU Investments). On this basis, Greece has requested that

certain requirements of those measures be amended. Furthermore, Greece has requested

that measures 16997 and 16826 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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(7) Greece has explained that eight measures are partially or totally no longer achievable due

to unforeseen legal issues. This concerns milestone 29 under measure 16879 (Preparation

of Urban Plans in implementation of the urban policy reform) and milestone 30 under

measure 16894 (Establishment of new special spatial planning for RES, industry, tourism

and aquaculture) under component 1.2 (Renovate); milestone 141a under measure 16941

(Restructuring and rebranding of DYPA local PES (KPA2)) under component 3.1

(Promote job creation and participation in the labour market); milestone 145b under

measure 16794 (Strengthening the Apprenticeship System) under component 3.2

(Education, vocational education and training, and skills); target 187 under measure 16688

(Promote integration of the refugee population into the labour market) under component

3.4 (Increase access to effective and inclusive social policies); milestones 195a, 195 and

196 under measure 16291 (Digital Transformation of the Tax and Customs

Administration) under component 4.1 (Making taxes more growth friendly and improving

tax administration and tax collection); and milestone 271 under measure 16892 (Upgrading

suburban railway of West Attica) and milestone 306 under measure 16599 (Digitalization

of Economic Diplomacy Network & Exporters Training Program) under component 4.6

(Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors). On this basis, Greece has

requested that certain requirements be amended and that the scope of those measures be

reduced. Furthermore, Greece has requested that measure 16599 be removed. The Council

Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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(8) Greece has explained that three measures are partially no longer achievable due to

unexpected technical challenges. This concerns milestone 171 under measure 16757

(Establishment of a Radiotherapy Centre at the ‘Sotiria’ Thoracic Diseases Hospital of

Athens) and target 156, new target 156a and targets 157 and 158 under measure 16816

(Reforms and acceleration of investments in the Healthcare Sector - Clawback reduction

and rationalization of healthcare expenditure) under component 3.3. (Improve resilience,

accessibility and sustainability of healthcare); and milestone 211a under measure 16952

(Strengthening the National Anti-Corruption Framework through targeted interventions in

the fields of detection, prevention and raising awareness) under component 4.2 (Modernise

the public administration, including through speeding up the implementation of public

investments, improving the public procurement framework, capacity building measures

and fighting corruption). On this basis, Greece has requested that target 156 be split into

two targets of measure 16816, that the scope of measure 16757 be reduced and that a new

milestone 211a be added to measure 16952. The Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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(9) Greece has explained that 27 measures have been amended to implement better alternatives

in order to achieve the original ambition of those measures. This concerns milestone 40

under measure 16873 (Interventions in residential areas and in the building stock) and

milestone 39 under measure 16932 (Olympic Athletic Center of Athens) under component

1.2 (Renovate); milestones 45a and 49 and targets 52 and 55 under measure 16924

(Electromobility) under component 1.3 (Recharge and refuel); milestone 81 under measure

16910 (Monitoring and Management System) under component 1.4 (Sustainable use of

resources, climate resilience and environmental protection); milestone 122 under measure

16853 (Supply of Central Cloud Computing Infrastructure and Service), milestone 125

under measure 16955 (Upgrade of Cloud-computing infrastructure and services of the

National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET)), milestone 124 under

measure 16928 (Incorporation of new technologies and trends towards Public

Administration’s advanced services, increase of efficiency and effectiveness, and decrease

of systems operating, upgrade and maintenance costs), targets 94 and 95 under measure

16778 (Digitisation of archives and related services) and milestone 99 under measure

16929 (Towards Public Administration’s ‘customer’-oriented services through

simplification and improvement of processes, systems enhancements and compliance with

European strategies and policies) under component 2.2 (Modernise); milestone 131 and

new milestone 131a under measure 16706 (Digital Transformation of SMEs) and

milestone 132 under measure 16973 (Establishment of a digital business ecosystem and

introduction of tax incentives for the facilitation of the SMEs digital transformation) under

component 2.3 (Digitalisation of business);

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milestone 146 under measure 16792 Labor force skilling, reskilling and upskilling through

a reformed training model (Vocational Education & Training Reform), milestone 150

under measure 16289 (Strategy for Excellence in Universities & Innovation) and milestone

152 under measure 16934 (Upgrading Vocational Education and Training) under

component 3.2 (Education, vocational education and training, and skills); milestone 161

and target 166 under measure 16755 (Reform of the Primary Health Care System),

milestone 165 under measure 16783 (Implementation of the National Public Health

Prevention Program ‘Spiros Doxiadis’ (NPP ‘SD’)) and milestones 335 and 336 under

measure 16984 (Personal Doctor reform) under component 3.3 (Improve resilience,

accessibility and sustainability of healthcare); milestones 175 and 175a under measure

16726 (Social Benefits Optimisation) and target 184 under measure 16685 (Diversity

Awareness) under component 3.4 (Increase access to effective and inclusive social

policies); target 189 under measure 16614 (Online cash registers & POS) under component

4.1 (Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax administration and tax

collection); targets 342 and 344 and milestones 343 and 345 under measure 16986

(Completion of the national cadastre) and milestone 216 under measure 16711

(Professionalization of Public Procurement domain) under component 4.2 (Modernise the

public administration, including through speeding up the implementation of public

investments, improving the public procurement framework, capacity building measures

and fighting corruption);

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milestone 243 under measure 16581 (Enhanced capital market supervision and

trustworthiness) and milestones 244b and 244c under measure 16957 (Strengthening the

capacity of the financial system to overcome legacy challenges and finance the real

economy) under component 4.4 (Strengthen the financial sector and capital markets);

milestones 268, 268a, 268b and 268c under measure 16982 (Organisational reform in the

railways sector) under component 4.6 (Modernise and improve resilience of key economic

sectors); milestone 355 under measure 16988 (Regulatory and market operation framework

for carbon capture, usage, and storage technologies to foster industry decarbonisation)

under component 5.1 (REPowerEU reforms); and targets 368 and 369 under measure

16994 (Energy Efficiency and promotion of RES for auto-consumption) under component

5.2 (REPowerEU investments). On this basis, Greece has requested that certain

requirements of those measures be amended. Furthermore, Greece has requested that the

implementation timeline of milestones 175 and 355 be extended, that targets 55 and 94 and

milestones 49 and 161 be removed and that milestone 345 be removed by advancing its

implementation and merging it with milestone 343. The Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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(10) Greece has explained that 33 measures have been amended in order to implement better

alternatives that allow for the reduction of the administrative burden while still achieving

the objectives of those measures. This concerns target 8 under measure 16865

(Restructuring and enhancement of the RES CHP Account revenues) and milestone 2

under measure 16870 (Interventions for the electricity interconnection of islands and the

upgrading of the electricity network) under component 1.1 (Power up); the description of

measure 16875 (Infrastructure development and buildings’ restoration in former royal

estate in Tatoi) under component 1.2 (Renovate); milestones 72 and 73 under measure

16846 (Urban Wastewater and Sludge Management Infrastructures from Wastewater

Treatment), milestones 62a and 63 under measure 16849 (National Reforestation Plan,

restoration and prevention (‘antiNERO’), anti-erosion and flood protection measures),

milestones 71 and 74 under measure 16850 (Drinking Water Supply and Saving

Infrastructures) and milestone 332 under measure 16983 (Preliminary inspection of seismic

resistance of buildings) under component 1.4 (Sustainable use of resources, climate

resilience and environmental protection); milestone 119 under measure 16736 (New

system for Public Procurements), milestone 113 under measure 16738 (Central Document

Management System), milestone 110 under measure 16780 (Further Modernisation of

Public Administration’s One-Stop Shops), milestone 98 under measure 16782

(Interconnection and interoperability of registries, systems and services for data exchange

between national public organisations), milestone 123 under measure 16854 (Smart Cities)

and milestone 111 under measure 16965 (Data Classification Studies for Public Sector’s

Information Systems) under component 2.2 (Modernise); milestone 163 under measure

16756 (Organizational Reforms in the Health System) under component 3.3 (Improve

resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare);

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milestone 194 under measure 16611 (Digital transformation of tax audits) and milestones

204 and 204a under measure 16643 (Codification and simplification of tax legislation)

under component 4.1 (Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax

administration and tax collection); milestone 212 under measure 16702 (Enhancing the

AML/CFT Framework), milestone 208 under measure 16972 (Reforming Public

Administration) and milestone 219 under measure 16974 (Accounting Reform) under

component 4.2 (Modernise the public administration, including through speeding up the

implementation of public investments, improving the public procurement framework,

capacity building measures and fighting corruption); milestone 237 under measure 16292

(New Judicial Buildings and renovations), milestones 236 and 238 under measure 16575

(Accelerating the administration of justice) and milestone 235 under measure 16733 (Skills

and digital skills for judges and judicial employees (judicial staff)) under component 4.3

(Improve the efficiency of the justice system); milestones 247 and 247a under measure

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16624 (Creation Expansion Upgrade of Infrastructures of Research Centers supervised

by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI)) under component 4.5

(Promote research and innovation); milestones 272 and 272a under measure 16949 (Smart

Bridges), milestone 285 under measure 16725 (Upgrading higher arts education),

milestone 277 under measure 16786 (Simplification of the Procedures of the Ministry of

Infrastructure & Transport), milestones 295 and 297 under measure 16931 (Tourism

Development), milestone 314 under measure 16626 (Economic transformation on the

Agricultural Sector), milestone 315 under measure 16584 (Proposals for actions in the

Aquaculture Sector) and milestones 255 and 256 under measure 16628 (Central Greece

Highway E-65: Trikala-Egnatia Section) under component 4.6 (Modernise and improve

resilience of key economic sectors);

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and milestone 356 under measure 16990 (Grid and storage capacity fostering of storage

investments), milestone 361 under measure 16992 (Toolset to promote energy sharing,

self-consumption and renewable Energy Communities) and milestone 363 under measure

16993 (Roadmap for innovative energy efficiency interventions and identification of new

financial instrument) under component 5.1 (REPowerEU reforms). On this basis, Greece

has requested that certain requirements of those measures be amended. Furthermore,

Greece has requested that measure 16965 be removed and merged with measure 16827 and

that milestones 2, 71, 72 and 255 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

(11) Following the removal of measures in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation

(EU) 2021/241, Greece has requested to use the resources freed up by the removal of

certain measures and decrease in the level of their implementation to increase the level of

implementation of 14 other measures _._ This concerns targets 24, 25 and 26 under measure

16872 (Energy renovation on residential buildings) under component 1.2 (Renovate);

milestone 84 under measure 16909 (Infrastructure - Establishment of a strategic National

Disaster Risk Management) under component 1.4 (Sustainable use of resources, climate

resilience and environmental protection); milestone 109 under measure 16810 (CRM for

the General Government) under component 2.2 (Modernise); milestones 136 and 137 and

the new milestone 134a under measure 16750 (Digital Transformation of Labour Systems)

and target 144 and milestone 144a under measure 16747 (Active Labour Market Policies

Reform) under component 3.1 (Promote job creation and participation in the labour

market); milestone 148b under measure 16676 (Digital transformation of Education) under

component 3.2 (Education, vocational education and training, and skills); milestones 167,

168 and 173 under measure 16752 (Digital Transformation of Health (DigHealth)) under

component 3.3 (Improve resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare);

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milestone 185 under measure 16763 (Digital Transformation of the Migration and Asylum

system) and milestones 181 and 181a under measure 16402 (Social and Affordable

Housing) under component3.4 (Increase access to effective and inclusive social policies);

milestones 258 and 259 under measure 16631 (Road Safety Upgrade), milestone 274 under

measure 16959 (Digital Transformation of the Hellenic Railways Organisation), milestone

275 under measure 16960 (Smart Infrastructure with environmental and cultural focus) and

milestones 293 and 298 under measure 16975 (Upgrade Interventions for Regional Ports)

under component 4.6 (Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors); and

milestone 370 and target 371 under measure 16995 (Pilot projects for Biomethane and

Renewable Hydrogen Production) under component 5.2 (REPowerEU investments). On

this basis, Greece has requested that the level of implementation of those measures be

increased. Furthermore, Greece has requested that targets 24 and 293 and milestones 136

and 137 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

(12) Greece has explained that milestones 347, 348, 349, and 350 under measure 16999

(Accessibility Restoration following the devastating effects of storm ‘DANIEL’) under

component 4.6 (Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors) are partially

no longer achievable, because of the higher than expected cost of restoration in the

aftermath of a natural disaster. On this basis, Greece has requested that the scope of the

measure be decsreased. Furthermore, Greece has requested that interim milestones 347 and

348 be removed. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended

accordingly.

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(13) The Commission considers that the reasons put forward by Greece justify the amendments

pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241. The Council Implementing

Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

_**Distribution of milestones and targets**_

(14) The distribution of milestones and targets in instalments should be amended to take into

account the amendments to RRP and the indicative timeline presented by Greece.

_**Corrections of clerical errors**_

(15) Four clerical errors have been identified in the text of the Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021, affecting five milestones and four measures under four components. The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended to correct those

clerical errors, which do not reflect the content of the RRP submitted to the Commission

on 27 April 2021, as agreed between the Commission and Greece. Those clerical errors

relate to milestone 140 of measure 16913 (A New Strategy for Lifelong Skilling:

Modernising and Upgrading Greece’s Upskilling and Reskilling System) under component

3.2 (Education, vocational education and training, and skills); milestones 339 and 340 of

measure 16985 (Modifications to Greece’s tax policy framework) under component 4.1

(Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax administration and tax collection);

milestone 269 and the description of measure 16833 (Implementation of EASA

compliance rectification works) under component 4.6 (Modernise and improve resilience

of key economic sectors); and milestone 319 and the description of measure 16543

(Actions for the simplification of the business environment and its upgrading in quality and

safety) under component 4.7 (Improve competitiveness and promote private investments

and trade). Those corrections do not affect the implementation of the measures concerned.

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_**Commission’s assessment**_

(16) The Commission has assessed the amended RRP against the assessment criteria laid down

in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

(17) The Commission considers that the amendments put forward by Greece do not affect the

positive assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 regarding the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the

RRP against the assessment criteria laid down in Article 19(3) of Regulation

(EU) 2021/241.

_**Do no significant harm**_

(18) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (d), of and Annex V, criterion 2.4, to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP is expected to ensure that no measure (rating A) for the

implementation of reforms and investments projects included in the RRP does significant

harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation

(EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council **[6]** (the principle of ‘do no

significant harm’).

(19) The amended RRP assesses compliance with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’

following the methodology set out in the technical guidance provided in the Commission

Notice entitled ‘Technical guidance on the application of “do no significant harm” under

the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation’ **[7]** .

**6** Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020
on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13,
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj).
**7** OJ C 58, 18.2.2021, p. 1.

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(20) Greece submitted an assessment of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ for each new

and substantially revised measure of the amended RRP. The information provided shows

that the RRP is expected to ensure compliance with that principle. The information

provided by Greece makes it possible to conclude that the RRP is expected to ensure that

none of the measures does significant harm to environmental objectives within the

meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

_**Contribution to the green transition, including biodiversity**_

(21) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (e), of and Annex V, criterion 2.5, to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a large extent

(rating A) to the green transition, including biodiversity, or to addressing the challenges

resulting therefrom. The measures supporting climate objectives account for an amount

which represents 38,1 % of the amended RRP’s total allocation and 81,6 % of the total

estimated costs of measures in the REPowerEU chapter calculated in accordance with the

methodology set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2021/241. In accordance with

Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP is consistent with the

information included in the National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030.

(22) The amended RRP maintains measures supporting the green transition that contribute to

achieving the 2030-2050 targets and the objective of Union’s climate neutrality by 2050, as

well as to fostering biodiversity. For instance, the ambition of measure 16924 has been

considerably increased in the amended RRP, as the target for electric buses for public

transport has been increased from 220 to 425.

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_**Contribution to the digital transition**_

(23) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (f), of and Annex V, criterion 2.6, to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a large extent

(rating A) to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges resulting from it. The

measures supporting digital objectives account for an amount which represents 22,3 % of

the amended RRP’s total allocation calculated in accordance with the methodology set out

in Annex VII to that Regulation.

(24) The measures in the amended RRP continue contributing to the digital transition or helping

to address the related challenges and positively address Greece’s shortcomings in the

digital field as identified in the second State of the Digital Decade report 2025. The

amended RRP continues to significantly address the digital transition challenges faced by

Greece in the areas of connectivity, digital public services, human capital and digital skills,

the digitalisation of businesses and the adoption of advanced digital technology.

_**Costing**_

(25) In accordance with Article 19(3), point (i), of and Annex V, criterion 2.9, to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241, the justification provided in the amended RRP on the amount of the

estimated total cost of the RRP is to a medium extent (rating B) reasonable and plausible,

is in line with the principle of cost efficiency and is commensurate to the expected national

economic and social impact.

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(26) Greece provided sufficient information and evidence that estimated costs were not covered

by existing or planned Union financing. However, in a limited number of cases, cost

estimates could not be sufficiently substantiated. Overall, this warrants a rating of B under

the assessment criterion of Article 19(3), point (i), of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

_**Measures supporting investment operations contributing to the objectives of the Strategic**_

_**Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP)**_

(27) In accordance with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/795 of the European Parliament

and of the Council **[8]**, Greece considered as priority projects those projects that have been

awarded a Sovereignty Seal pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Regulation. However, Greece

considered that no project having been awarded a Sovereignty Seal was to be included in

the amended RRP because their timeline goes beyond 2026.

_**Positive assessment**_

(28) Following the positive assessment by the Commission of the amended RRP, with the

finding that the RRP satisfactorily complies with the criteria for assessment set out in

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, in accordance with Article 20(2) of and Annex V to that

Regulation, the reforms and investment projects necessary for the implementation of the

amended RRP, the relevant milestones, targets and indicators, and the amount made

available from the Union for the implementation of the amended RRP in the form of

non-repayable financial support should be set out.

**8** Regulation (EU) 2024/795 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 29 February 2024 establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP),
and amending Directive 2003/87/EC and Regulations (EU) 2021/1058, (EU) 2021/1056,
(EU) 2021/1057, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) 2021/1060, (EU) 2021/523,
(EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697 and (EU) 2021/241 (OJ L, 2024/795, 29.2.2024,
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/795/oj).

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_**Financial contribution**_

(29) The estimated total costs of Greece’s amended RRP is EUR 36 371 226 245. As the

amount of the estimated total cost of the amended RRP is higher than the updated

maximum financial contribution available for Greece, the financial contribution

determined in accordance with Article 4a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European

Parliament and of the Council **[9]**, and with Article 20(4) and Article 21a(6) of Regulation

(EU) 2021/241 that is allocated for Greece’s amended RRP should be equal to

EUR 18 220 378 076. Therefore, the financial contribution made available to Greece

remains unchanged.

_**Loans**_

(30) The loan support made available to Greece amounting to EUR 17 727 538 920 remains

unchanged.

(31) The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should therefore be amended

accordingly. For the sake of clarity, the Annex to the Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be replaced entirely,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

**9** Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 6 October 2021 establishing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve
(OJ L 357, 8.10.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1755/oj).

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_Article 1_

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the

recovery and resilience plan for Greece is amended as follows:

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘ _Article 1_

_Approval of the assessment of the RRP_

The assessment of the amended RRP of Greece on the basis of the criteria provided for in

Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved. The reforms and investment

projects under the RRP, the arrangements and timetable for the monitoring and

implementation of the RRP, including the relevant milestones and targets, the relevant

indicators relating to the fulfilment of the envisaged milestones and targets, and the

arrangements for providing full access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data

are set out in the Annex to this Decision.’;

(2) the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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_Article 2_

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at …, …

_For the Council_

_The President_

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# ECOFIN.1.A EN