Source: European Parliament
Germany was originally entitled to a maximum financial contribution of €25.6 billion in grants from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the unprecedented EU response to the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) for Germany does not include requests for loans. Following the July 2024 amendment of the German NRRP, which added a REPowerEU chapter, the EU resources devoted to the plan reached €30.3 billion. This amount corresponds to 4 % of the entire original RRF and to 0.9 % of Germany’s 2019 gross domestic product (GDP). At the same time, Germany is also the largest ‘recipient’ of spillover effects from other Member States’ recovery and resilience plans, with an estimated €42.6 billion in spillovers between 2020 and 2030, equivalent to (another) 1 % of its current GDP. For most of the measures, additional funding also comes from national sources. There is a strong focus on the green transition and a significant digital ambition. Germany has so far received €24.35 billion from the RRF in the form of pre-financing and three result-based payments, of which the latest, worth €4.6 billion, was disbursed by the European Commission on 5 May 2026. The result-based payments were linked to the satisfactory achievement of 79 % of the milestones and targets included in the German plan, which is above the EU average of 58 % of the milestones and targets assessed as achieved so far. The remaining €5.95 billion will be paid in one final instalment once Germany has satisfactorily fulfilled the related 27 milestones and targets identified in relation to the implementation of the RRF. The payment request has to be submitted by the end of September 2026 at the latest. On 29 May 2026, Germany requested a new revision of the plan, which focuses on the final instalment. The European Parliament, which was a major advocate of creating a common EU recovery instrument, participates in interinstitutional cooperation and discussions on its implementation and scrutinises the European Commission’s work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fourth edition. The ‘NGEU delivery’ briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans.
Interactive infographic: EU recovery instrument
MILDEBRATH Hendrik Alexander
financing and investment
structural adjustment