Council Decision (EU) 2026/1462 of 25 June 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a second instalment for 2026

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1462 26.6.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/1462 of 25 June 2026 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a second 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 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(3) 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(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 15 June 2026 specifying the amount of the second 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 laid down 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 a second instalment for 2026 is hereby set at EUR 250 000 000 for the Commission. Article 2 The parties to the EDF shall pay the second instalments of their individual EDF contributions for 2026 to the Commission in accordance with the Annex. (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). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1462/oj 1/4EN OJ L, 26.6.2026 Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2026. For the Council The President M. PANAYIOTOU 2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1462/ojEN OJ L, 26.6.2026 ANNEX SECOND INSTALMENT OF EDF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2026 (EUR) Commission Member States & UK Key 11th EDF % 11th EDF Belgium 3,24927 8 123 175 Bulgaria 0,21853 546 325 Czechia 0,79745 1 993 625 Denmark 1,98045 4 951 125 Germany 20,57980 51 449 500 Estonia 0,08635 215 875 Ireland 0,94006 2 350 150 Greece 1,50735 3 768 375 Spain 7,93248 19 831 200 France 17,81269 44 531 725 Croatia 0,22518 562 950 Italy 12,53009 31 325 225 Cyprus 0,11162 279 050 Latvia 0,11612 290 300 Lithuania 0,18077 451 925 Luxembourg 0,25509 637 725 Hungary 0,61456 1 536 400 Malta 0,03801 95 025 Netherlands 4,77678 11 941 950 Austria 2,39757 5 993 925 Poland 2,00734 5 018 350 Portugal 1,19679 2 991 975 Romania 0,71815 1 795 375 Slovenia 0,22452 561 300 Slovakia 0,37616 940 400 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1462/oj 3/4EN OJ L, 26.6.2026 Commission Member States & UK Key 11th EDF % 11th EDF Finland 1,50909 3 772 725 Sweden 2,93911 7 347 775 United Kingdom(*) 14,67862 36 696 550 Total EU-27 and UK 100,00 250 000 000 (*) Further to Article 153 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, the United Kingdom formally requested in March 2023 that the Commission refund its outstanding share of the 10th and 11th EDF reserves by netting out its outstanding contribution to the EDF. That net-out will be reflected in the respective payment instructions. 4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1462/oj