The European Commission has disbursed more than €9.8 billion to Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. In Cyprus in particular, the Commission disbursed nearly €120 million following the satisfactory fulfilment of the relevant milestones and targets.
Measures linked to this payment include, among others, the establishment of a new school evaluation system, setting up of a cross-border patient health data exchange system, and the introduction of flexible working arrangements in the public sector.
Furthermore, the measures include the expansion of electronic services under the building permit e-system, and the expansion of the renewable energy and smart grids testing infrastructure at the University of Cyprus and its connection to the grid. Today's disbursement follows Cyprus's sixth payment request submitted on 17 December 2025 and greenlighted by the Commission on 13 July 2026. With this sixth payment, Cyprus has reached 67% of the total allocation for its national plan of €1.02 billion in grants.
These payments reflect the successful completion of key milestones and targets in the five member states' national recovery and resilience plans. They underscore the performance-based nature of the RRF, under which funds are disbursed only once agreed reform and investment commitments have been satisfactorily completed.
Following the Council's approval to proceed with these disbursements, the Commission adopted the corresponding payment decisions and released the funds on Thursday
