COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2734

of 21 October 2024

on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2024

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 the 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(5) 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 Article 19(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 10 October 2024, specifying the amount of the third instalment of the contribution for 2024.

(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 European Development Funds (EDF). Therefore, a call for funds pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 should be made for the EIB and for the Commission.

(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 (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 previous EDFs is not to be reused.

(5) Council Decision (EU) 2023/2586 (3) sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2024 at EUR 1 200 000 000 for the Commission, and at EUR 300 000 000 for the EIB.

(6) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, this Decision should enter into force on the day of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) as the third instalment for 2024 is hereby set at EUR 350 000 000. It shall be paid as follows:

(a) for the Commission, EUR 250 000 000; and

(b) for the European Investment Bank (EIB), EUR 100 000 000.

Article 2

The individual EDF contributions shall be paid by the parties to the EDF to the Commission and to the EIB as the third instalment for 2024, as set out in the Annex.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2024.

For the Council

The President

NAGY I.

(1)

OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1

(3) 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 (

OJ L, 2023/2586, 15.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2586/oj

ANNEX

Third instalment of EDF contributions for 2024 (EUR)

MEMBER STATES & UK	Key 11th EDF %	3rd instalment 2024 (EUR)		Total
		Commission	EIB
		11th EDF	11th EDF
BELGIUM	3,24927	8 123 175	3 249 270	11 372 445
BULGARIA	0,21853	546 325	218 530	764 855
CZECHIA	0,79745	1 993 625	797 450	2 791 075
DENMARK	1,98045	4 951 125	1 980 450	6 931 575
GERMANY	20,57980	51 449 500	20 579 800	72 029 300
ESTONIA	0,08635	215 875	86 350	302 225
IRELAND	0,94006	2 350 150	940 060	3 290 210
GREECE	1,50735	3 768 375	1 507 350	5 275 725
SPAIN	7,93248	19 831 200	7 932 480	27 763 680
FRANCE	17,81269	44 531 725	17 812 690	62 344 415
CROATIA	0,22518	562 950	225 180	788 130
ITALY	12,53009	31 325 225	12 530 090	43 855 315
CYPRUS	0,11162	279 050	111 620	390 670
LATVIA	0,11612	290 300	116 120	406 420
LITHUANIA	0,18077	451 925	180 770	632 695
LUXEMBOURG	0,25509	637 725	255 090	892 815
HUNGARY	0,61456	1 536 400	614 560	2 150 960
MALTA	0,03801	95 025	38 010	133 035
NETHERLANDS	4,77678	11 941 950	4 776 780	16 718 730
AUSTRIA	2,39757	5 993 925	2 397 570	8 391 495
POLAND	2,00734	5 018 350	2 007 340	7 025 690
PORTUGAL	1,19679	2 991 975	1 196 790	4 188 765
ROMANIA	0,71815	1 795 375	718 150	2 513 525
SLOVENIA	0,22452	561 300	224 520	785 820
SLOVAKIA	0,37616	940 400	376 160	1 316 560
FINLAND	1,50909	3 772 725	1 509 090	5 281 815
SWEDEN	2,93911	7 347 775	2 939 110	10 286 885
UNITED KINGDOM (*1)	14,67862	36 696 550	14 678 620	51 375 170
TOTAL EU-27 & UK	100,00	250 000 000	100 000 000	350 000 000

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Further to Article 153 of the Withdrawal Agreement, in March 2023 the United Kingdom formally requested that the Commission refund the United Kingdom’s outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting out the United Kingdom’s outstanding contribution. This netting-out will be reflected in the respective payment instructions.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2734/oj

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