Council Decision (EU) 2023/2586 of 13 November 2023 on the financial contribution... (32023D2586)
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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
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