Belgium amends recovery and resilience plan with green and digital reforms

The General Secretariat of the Council has attached an annex to the Council Implementing Decision amending the assessment of Belgium’s Recovery and Resilience Plan.

• Main action: The Council annex formalises amendments to Belgium’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), updating measures across renovation, emerging energy technologies (H2, CO2 transport), renewables, digitalisation, mobility, circular economy and defence financing, with concrete milestones and timelines (e.g., renovation targets for dwellings, hydrogen project awards, smart meter roll-out). Key timelines include entry into force or completion dates ranging from 2021–2026 for specific reforms and investment milestones.
• Background and details: The annex specifies estimated costs (total RRP EUR 5,265,406,908; REPowerEU chapter EUR 686,376,998), explicit equity injections and grants (e.g., PMV equity injection EUR 39,821,020, SFPIM Defence equity EUR 49,037,212 plus a scaled-up loan of EUR 95,000,000), funding instalment schedules (multiple non-repayable instalments and loan instalments), and implementation arrangements (inter-federal coordination, monitoring committees, audit authorities and a repository for underlying data).