COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2586

| Official Journal of the European Union | EN Series L ---|---|--- * * * | 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 ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *