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

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 .

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

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

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.