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

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2024/2906
• Articles: 7

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 .

Schedules & Appendices

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

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.