{"id":36269,"date":"2025-03-19T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greece20.gov.gr\/?p=36269"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:22:26","slug":"positive-assessment-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greece20.gov.gr\/en\/positive-assessment-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac3.13 billion payment for Greece advances with Commission&#8217;s positive assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission has issued today a positive preliminary assessment of Greece&#8217;s request for\u00a0<strong>\u20ac3.13 billion\u00a0<\/strong>under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/next-generation-eu.europa.eu\/index_en\">NextGenerationEU<\/a>, the centerpiece of Europe&#8217;s recovery efforts to build a greener, more digital, and competitive Union.<\/p>\n<p>This payment marks the fifth instalment in Greece&#8217;s recovery and resilience\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/business-economy-euro\/economic-recovery\/recovery-and-resilience-facility\/country-pages\/greeces-recovery-and-resilience-plan_en\">plan<\/a>. The Commission&#8217;s preliminary assessment confirms that Greece has met the required milestones and targets for this payment, financed under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of NextGenerationEU.<\/p>\n<p>This request follows\u00a0<strong>14 reforms,\u00a0<\/strong>such as speeding up justice, improving VAT refunds, enhancing the effectiveness of public procurement, expanding broadband connection, improving waste and water management, and increasing mental healthcare facilities. It also includes\u00a0<strong>17 investments\u00a0<\/strong>in affordable and energy efficient housing, electricity networks, urban regeneration, green industry sites, reforestation and firefighting, and wastewater projects.<\/p>\n<p>Flagship measures in this payment request include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Upgrading Greece&#8217;s electricity network:<\/strong>\u00a0investments will strengthen the grid, boost substation capacity for more renewable energy, reduce congestion, and support clean energy investment, fostering a sustainable and resilient system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simplifying and digitalising the public sector:<\/strong>\u00a0key measures include expanding e-services for driver&#8217;s license renewal, court decisions, digital signatures, and document circulation, along with digitising public sector archives, and a unified IT platform for tax services. Additionally, judicial reforms will streamline the process by consolidating smaller-claim courts into existing first-instance courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Commission has sent its preliminary assessment to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/economic-financial-committee.europa.eu\/index_en\">Economic and Financial Committee<\/a>, which has four weeks to provide its opinion. If positive, the Commission will adopt a payment decision for the \u20ac3.13 billion disbursement to Greece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Greek recovery and resilience plan includes diverse investments and reforms (more information on the Greek plan, including a map of projects financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility in Greece are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/business-economy-euro\/economic-recovery\/recovery-and-resilience-facility\/country-pages\/greeces-recovery-and-resilience-plan_en\">here<\/a>), financed by \u20ac18.2 billion in grants and \u20ac17.7 billion in loans. The payment\u00a0<a name=\"_Int_EXE2DYu6\"><\/a>request endorsed today follows Greece&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_24_4522\">fourth payment request for grants<\/a>\u00a0approved on 4 September 2024 and paid out on 16 October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This payment request will bring the funds paid to Greece under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to \u20ac21.33 billion or 58.3% of the plan&#8217;s total, including \u20ac3.96 billion and \u20ac158 million from REPowerEU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_25_825\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission has issued today a positive preliminary assessment of Greece&#8217;s request for\u00a0\u20ac3.13 billion\u00a0under\u00a0NextGenerationEU, the centerpiece of Europe&#8217;s recovery efforts to build a greener, more digital, and competitive Union. This payment marks the fifth instalment in Greece&#8217;s recovery and resilience\u00a0plan. 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