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Recovery Plan for Europe: NextGenerationEU

NextGenerationEU is a €750 billion temporary recovery instrument to help repair the immediate economic and social damage brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Post-COVID-19 Europe will be greener, more digital, more resilient and better fit for the current and forthcoming challenges.

  • The Recovery and Resilience Facility: the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU with €672.5 billion in loans and grants available to support reforms and investments undertaken by EU countries. The aim is to mitigate the economic and social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and make European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transitions. Member States are working on their recovery and resilience plans to access the funds under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
  • Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU): NextGenerationEU also includes €47.5 billion for REACT-EU. It is a new initiative that continues and extends the crisis response and crisis repair measures delivered through the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative and the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus. It will contribute to a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy. The funds will be made available to
  • NextGenerationEU will also bring additional money to other European programmes or funds such as Horizon2020, InvestEU, rural development or the Just Transition Fund (JTF).

NextGenerationEU breakdown

Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) €672.5 billion
of which, loans 360 billion
of which, grants 312.5 billion
ReactEU €47.5 billion
Horizon Europe €5 billion
InvestEU €5.6 billion
Rural Development €7.5 billion
Just Transition Funds (JTF) €10 billion
RescEU €1.9 billion
TOTAL €750 billion

Source: Conclusions of the European Council of 21 July 2020

On this note, keep a eye out for programs hosted by the EACCNY on this topic. There will be much to discuss! Our upcoming events can be found here.

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