The European Commission has disbursed nearly €120 million to Cyprus under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), following the satisfactory fulfilment of the relevant milestones and targets. The payment is part of more than €9.8 billion released on Thursday to Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus under the RRF, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.
The reforms behind the payment
The measures linked to the payment include, among others:
- the establishment of a new school evaluation system;
- the setting up of a cross-border patient health data exchange system;
- the introduction of flexible working arrangements in the public sector;
- the expansion of electronic services under the building permit e-system;
- the expansion of the renewable energy and smart grids testing infrastructure at the University of Cyprus and its connection to the grid.
Sixth payment request
The disbursement follows Cyprus's sixth payment request, submitted on 17 December 2025 and approved 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.
A performance-based instrument
The payments reflect the successful fulfilment of key milestones and targets linked to reforms and investments set out in the five member states' national recovery and resilience plans.
According to the Commission, 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 the disbursements, the Commission adopted the corresponding payment decisions and released the funds on Thursday.
