// definition
RRF
Recovery and Resilience Facility
Short definition
A temporary NextGenerationEU instrument providing Member States with grants and loans for agreed reforms and investments over 2021-2026. Following any pre-financing, regular payments depend on satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets in national recovery and resilience plans. The 2026 deadlines are 31 August for completing milestones and targets, 30 September for final payment requests and 31 December for Commission payments.
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Intuition
Completing a milestone leads to an assessment and a conditional disbursement.
Related analyses
- European digital sovereignty: the funding handoverRecovery funding expiry and the continuity of digital infrastructure.
Primary sources
- European Commission, 2026 RRF annual report7 October 2026 report: reforms, milestones, payment requests and the three closure deadlines.