Commission disburses €21.2 million to Cyprus under NextGenerationEU

Today, the European Commission disbursed €21.2 million in grants to Cyprus as the fifth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The Facility is the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU – the Commission's post-pandemic programme to support Member States' recovery, economic growth, and competitiveness.

Measures linked to this payment include reforms and investments in the areas of public administration, justice, transport, tourism, education, healthcare, and energy efficiency renovations.

On 1 August 2025, Cyprus submitted to the Commission its fifth request for a total payment of €70.5 million under the RRF. This request includes 19 milestones and targets covering 8 reforms and 11 investments.

The Commission partially greenlighted Cyprus's fifth payment request on 19 December 2025. Cyprus still needs to implement one outstanding milestone as part of this payment request, which relates to the reform of green taxation (Milestone 19). The Commission will consider the disbursement of the rest of the funds once Cyprus has addressed this non-fulfilled milestone.  

Cyprus's recovery and resilience plan is backed by €1.02 billion in grants.  

An interactive map showcasing examples of reforms and investments supported by the RRF is available online. Further details on the RRF payment claim process are also available online.