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Council Decision (EU) 2026/2458 of 29 October 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, setting out the ceiling for 2028, the annual amount for 2027, the amount of the first instalment for 2027 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2029 and 2030

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L_202602458EN.000101.fmx.xml Official Journal of the European Union EN L series 2026/2458 30.10.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/2458 of 29 October 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, setting out the ceiling for 2028, the annual amount for 2027, the amount of the first instalment for 2027 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2029 and 2030 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 ( 1 ) (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 ( 2 ) , 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 the Commission its updated estimates of commitments and payments under the instruments it manages. (3) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19(2), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 October 2026 specifying the ceiling amount of the contribution for 2028, the annual amount of the contribution for 2027, the amount of the first instalment of the contribution for 2027 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2029 and 2030. (4) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts provided for in previous EDFs. Therefore, a call for funds 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 the European Atomic Energy Community ( 3 ) (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 previous EDFs is not to be reused. (6) Council Decision (EU) 2025/2324 ( 4 ) sets the ceiling for the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2027 at EUR 460 000 000 for the Commission only as EIB called its share for the 11th EDF in 2025. (7) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, this Decision should enter into force on the day 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 2028 is hereby set at EUR 400 000 000 for the Commission. Article 2 The annual amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2027 is hereby set at EUR 460 000 000 for the Commission. Article 3 The amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the EDF as a first instalment for 2027 is hereby set at EUR 200 000 000. Article 4 An amount of EUR 1 500 000 from uncommitted or decommitted funds from projects under the 9th EDF shall be refunded by a reduction of payment against the first instalment for 2027 set out in Article 3. Article 5 The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2029 is hereby set at EUR 300 000 000 for the Commission. The indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amount of contributions for 2030 is hereby set at EUR 250 000 000 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 Luxembourg, 29 October 2026. For the Council The President D. O’BRIEN ( 1 ) OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_eums/2013/806/oj . ( 2 ) OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1877/oj . ( 3 ) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd_2020/sign . ( 4 ) 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 ( OJ L, 2025/2324, 14.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2324/oj ). ANNEX First instalment of EDF Contributions for 2027 (EUR) to the Commission ( 1 ) MEMBER STATES & UK 9th EDF key (%) 11th EDF key (%) 11th EDF contribution Refund from the 9th EDF 11th EDF minus Refund 9th EDF 1 BELGIUM 3,92 3,24927 6 498 540 58 800 6 439 740 2 BULGARIA 0,21853 437 060 0 437 060 3 CZECHIA 0,79745 1 594 900 0 1 594 900 4 DENMARK 2,14 1,98045 3 960 900 32 100 3 928 800 5 GERMANY 23,36 20,57980 41 159 600 350 400 40 809 200 6 ESTONIA 0,08635 172 700 0 172 700 7 IRELAND 0,62 0,94006 1 880 120 9 300 1 870 820 8 GREECE 1,25 1,50735 3 014 700 18 750 2 995 950 9 SPAIN 5,84 7,93248 15 864 960 87 600 15 777 360 10 FRANCE 24,30 17,81269 35 625 380 364 500 35 260 880 11 CROATIA 0,22518 450 360 0 450 360 12 ITALY 12,54 12,53009 25 060 180 188 100 24 872 080 13 CYPRUS 0,11162 223 240 0 223 240 14 LATVIA 0,11612 232 240 0 232 240 15 LITHUANIA 0,18077 361 540 0 361 540 16 LUXEMBOURG 0,29 0,25509 510 180 4 350 505 830 17 HUNGARY 0,61456 1 229 120 0 1 229 120 18 MALTA 0,03801 76 020 0 76 020 19 NETHERLANDS 5,22 4,77678 9 553 560 78 300 9 475 260 20 AUSTRIA 2,65 2,39757 4 795 140 39 750 4 755 390 21 POLAND 2,00734 4 014 680 0 4 014 680 22 PORTUGAL 0,97 1,19679 2 393 580 14 550 2 379 030 23 ROMANIA 0,71815 1 436 300 0 1 436 300 24 SLOVENIA 0,22452 449 040 0 449 040 25 SLOVAKIA 0,37616 752 320 0 752 320 26 FINLAND 1,48 1,50909 3 018 180 22 200 2 995 980 27 SWEDEN 2,73 2,93911 5 878 220 40 950 5 837 270 28 UNITED KINGDOM 12,69 14,67862 29 357 240 190 350 29 166 890 TOTAL EU-27 & UK 100,00 100,00 200 000 000 1 500 000 198 500 000 ( 1 ) EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF in 2025. ( 1 ) EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF in 2025. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2458/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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