Council Decision (EU) 2026/2373 of 22 October 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as the third instalment for 2026

L_202602373EN.000101.fmx.xml Official Journal of the European Union EN L series 2026/2373 23.10.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/2373 of 22 October 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as the third instalment for 2026 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 the 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(5) 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(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 10 October 2026 specifying the amount of the third instalment of the contribution for 2026. (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) Council Decision (EU) 2025/2324 ( 3 ) sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2026 at EUR 700 000 000 for the Commission. The EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF with the first instalment of 2025. (6) In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, this Decision 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 amount of the contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) as the third instalment for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 150 000 000 for the Commission. Article 2 The parties to the EDF shall pay the third instalments of their individual EDF contributions for 2026 to the Commission in accordance with the Annex. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Done at Brussels, 22 October 2026. For the Council The President T. BYRNE ( 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 ) 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 Third instalment of EDF Contributions for 2026 (EUR) to the Commission ( *1 ) MEMBER STATES & UK Key 11th EDF % 3rd instalment 2026 (EUR) 1 BELGIUM 3,24927 4 873 905 2 BULGARIA 0,21853 327 795 3 CZECHIA 0,79745 1 196 175 4 DENMARK 1,98045 2 970 675 5 GERMANY 20,57980 30 869 700 6 ESTONIA 0,08635 129 525 7 IRELAND 0,94006 1 410 090 8 GREECE 1,50735 2 261 025 9 SPAIN 7,93248 11 898 720 10 FRANCE 17,81269 26 719 035 11 CROATIA 0,22518 337 770 12 ITALY 12,53009 18 795 135 13 CYPRUS 0,11162 167 430 14 LATVIA 0,11612 174 180 15 LITHUANIA 0,18077 271 155 16 LUXEMBOURG 0,25509 382 635 17 HUNGARY 0,61456 921 840 18 MALTA 0,03801 57 015 19 NETHERLANDS 4,77678 7 165 170 20 AUSTRIA 2,39757 3 596 355 21 POLAND 2,00734 3 011 010 22 PORTUGAL 1,19679 1 795 185 23 ROMANIA 0,71815 1 077 225 24 SLOVENIA 0,22452 336 780 25 SLOVAKIA 0,37616 564 240 26 FINLAND 1,50909 2 263 635 27 SWEDEN 2,93911 4 408 665 28 UNITED KINGDOM 14,67862 22 017 930 TOTAL EU-27 & UK 100,00 150 000 000 ( *1 ) EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF in 2025. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2373/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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