Recovery and Resilience Facility

Improving the energy efficiency of private homes

European Court of Auditors. Special report 20/2026: Improving the energy efficiency of private homes with the RRF – Broad financial support, but weaknesses in the foundations. A quarter of energy consumption in the EU comes from residential buildings. The Recovery and Resilience Facility has allocated €43 billion to improving the energy efficiency of these buildings […]

RRF traceability and transparency

European Court of Auditors. Special report 14/2026: RRF traceability and transparency – Gaps remain regarding the traceability and transparency of RRF funds. The €577 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established in February 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We audited whether the Commission and member states ensured sufficient traceability and transparency of […]

Recovery and Resilience Facility support for an improved business environment

European Court of Auditors. Special report 21/2025: Recovery and Resilience Facility support for an improved business environment – Only partially addresses country-specific recommendations, but some first results contributed to progress in their implementation The €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established in February 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We audited whether […]

Evaluation of REACT-EU

Report on the evaluation of REACT-EU

Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Next Generation EU drives sustainable growth across the EU

As the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) approaches its 2026 deadline, it continues to drive positive reforms and investments across the EU. As a cornerstone of NextGenerationEU, the RRF has already disbursed €367 billion across Member States, contributing to key objectives such as economic and social resilience, and the green and digital transitions. Today, the […]

NextGenerationEU - The road to 2026

NextGenerationEU - The road to 2026

RRM spending with public procurement and state aid rules

European Court of Auditors. Special report 09/2025: Systems for ensuring compliance of Mechanism of Recovery and Resilience (RRM) spending with public procurement and state aid rules – Improving but still insufficient A significant proportion of investments involving public procurement and state aid are still to be implemented over the remaining duration of the RRM. Non-compliance […]

Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The Recovery and Resilience Facility continues to deliver, Commission third annual report shows

The implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), at the heart of the EU's recovery instrument NextGenerationEU, is speeding up, fostering continuous reform and investment progress in Member States. As shown in the Commission's third Annual Report on the RRF adopted today, the Commission is supporting Member States in the full and timely delivery […]

Green transition and Recovery and Resilience Facility

European Court of Auditors. Special report 14/2024: Green transition. Unclear contribution from the Recovery and Resilience Facility The Recovery and Resilience Facility provided member states with an incentive to invest in the green transition. They planned to spend around €275 billion on climate action as part of the green transition pillar. However, our analysis revealed […]

Absorption of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Special report 13/2024: Absorption of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility – Progressing with delays and risks remain regarding the completion of measures and therefore the achievement of RRF objectives The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to €724 billion, was set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We audited the absorption of […]
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