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President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes first official plans as Member States begin submitting their recovery and resilience plans

On 22 April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the first official submission of a recovery and resilience plan by Portugal which was later followed by submissions from Germany, Greece and France.

date:  29/04/2021

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The plans submitted set out the reforms and public investment projects that each Member State intends to implement with the support of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU, the EU's plan for emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide up to €672.5 billion to support investments and reforms (in 2018 prices). This breaks down into grants worth a total of €312.5 billion and €360 billion in loans. The grant allocation for all Member States under the RRF in current prices is available here. The RRF will play a crucial role in helping Europe emerge stronger from the crisis  and in securing the green and digital transitions. The Portuguese plan is structured around the three pillars of resilience, green and digital transformation. It requests €13.9 billion in grants and €2.7 billion in loans under the RRF. Germany's recovery and resilience plan includes measures structured around six policy priorities for an overall amount of €27.9 billion, with the additional amount to be covered by Germany. Greece has requested a total of €30.5 billion in support under the RRF, €17.8 billion in grants and €12.7 billion in loans, and structured its plan around four pillars: green, digital, employment, skills and social cohesion, and private investment and economic and institutional transformation. France has requested a total of €40.9 billion in grants under the RRF, with a plan structured around the three pillars of resilience, green and digital transformation. It places a particular emphasis on the fight against climate change thanks to investments in energy-efficiency, sustainable transport and green technologies.