Czechia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Latest state of play

Under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), Czechia's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) had an initial value of €7 036 million in grants only. In June 2022, its initial RRF grant allocation was revised upwards to €7 673.7 million (+ 9.1 %). In June 2023, Czechia submitted a request to modify its NRRP. The amended plan totals €9 231.3 million and now includes a REPowerEU chapter with an additional grant allocation of €680.5 million. Czechia also requested to transfer its remaining share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to its plan (€54.9 million). The total EU contribution is €9 227.3 million, i.e. 4.1 % of the country's 2019 gross domestic product (GDP), with €8 409.2 million in grants and €818.1 million in loans. Czechia's NRRP comprises reforms and investment to help the Czech economy recover, while advancing the green and digital transition and addressing structural weaknesses. Measures under the plan are to be completed by 2026. In the 2024 country report, the European Commission assessed the implementation of the plan as being under way, albeit with a risk of some delays. In this context, the Council recommended accelerating investment, maintaining reform momentum and addressing emerging delays. In December 2024, a third payment, consisting of a fourth and fifth instalment of €1 482.5 million (net of pre-financing) in grants and a first instalment of €190.9 million in loans, was disbursed to Czechia. However, a payment of €162.7 million from the fourth instalment and of €97.6 million from the fifth instalment of the grant support was suspended, pending full implementation of the two remaining milestones. So far, Czechia has received €4 365.4 million (47.3 % of the modified plan), of which €1 061.7 million is in pre-financing, €3 112.8 million in grant payments, and €190.9 million in loans. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fourth edition. The previous edition was drafted by Marketa Pape. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans.