Council Decision (EU) 2025/2324 of 13 November 2025 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, setting out the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution for 2027, the annual amount of the contribution for 2026, the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2026 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2028 and 2029
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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 (the Internal Agreement), and in particular Article 7(2) in conjunction with Article 14(3) thereof,
Having regard to 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, and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The contribution key for each party to the European Development Fund (EDF) is established by Article 1 of the Internal Agreement.
(2) 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.
(3) In accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 October 2025 setting out the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution for 2027, the annual amount of the contribution for 2026, the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2026 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2028 and 2029.
(4) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs. Therefore, a call for contributions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the Commission and for the EIB should be made.
(5) 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 from 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 under previous EDFs, is not to be reused.
(6) Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906 sets the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2026 at EUR 700000000 for the Commission only, as the EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF in 2025.
(7) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, it should enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ceiling for the annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) for 2027 is hereby set at EUR 460000000 for the Commission.
Article 2
The annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 700000000 for the Commission.
Article 3
The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a first instalment for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 300000000.
Article 4
An amount of EUR 1200000 from uncommitted or decommitted funds from projects under the 9th EDF shall be refunded to the parties to the EDF by a reduction of payment against the first instalment for 2026 set in Article 3.
Article 5
The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2028 is hereby set at EUR 400000000 for the Commission. The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2029 is hereby set at EUR 300000000 for the Commission.
Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2025. For the Council The President S. Lose
ANNEX
ANNEX First instalment of EDF contributions for 2026 (EUR) to the Commission
MEMBER STATES & UK 9th EDF key (%) 11th EDF key (%) 11th EDF contribution 9th EDF refund 11th EDF contribution minus 9th EDF refund BELGIUM 3,92 3,24927 9747810 47040 9700770 BULGARIA 0,21853 655590 655590 CZECHIA 0,79745 2392350 2392350 DENMARK 2,14 1,98045 5941350 25680 5915670 GERMANY 23,36 20,57980 61739400 280320 61459080 ESTONIA 0,08635 259050 259050 IRELAND 0,62 0,94006 2820180 7440 2812740 GREECE 1,25 1,50735 4522050 15000 4507050 SPAIN 5,84 7,93248 23797440 70080 23727360 FRANCE 24,30 17,81269 53438070 291600 53146470 CROATIA 0,22518 675540 675540 ITALY 12,54 12,53009 37590270 150480 37439790 LATVIA 0,11612 348360 348360 LITHUANIA 0,18077 542310 542310 LUXEMBOURG 0,29 0,25509 765270 3480 761790 HUNGARY 0,61456 1843680 1843680 MALTA 0,03801 114030 114030 NETHERLANDS 5,22 4,77678 14330340 62640 14267700 AUSTRIA 2,65 2,39757 7192710 31800 7160910 POLAND 2,00734 6022020 6022020 PORTUGAL 0,97 1,19679 3590370 11640 3578730 ROMANIA 0,71815 2154450 2154450 SLOVENIA 0,22452 673560 673560 SLOVAKIA 0,37616 1128480 1128480 FINLAND 1,48 1,50909 4527270 17760 4509510 SWEDEN 2,73 2,93911 8817330 32760 8784570 UNITED KINGDOM 12,69 14,67862 44035860 152280 43883580 TOTAL EU-27 & UK 100,00 100,00 300000000 1200000 298800000
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Council Decision (EU) 2025/2324 sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2026 at EUR 700000000 for the Commission. The EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF with the first instalment of 2025.