Latvia recovery and resilience plan: Commission annex amending decision

The European Commission has transmitted ANNEX COM(2026)291 amending the Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Latvia.

• Main action: The European Commission (COM(2026)291 annex) sets out detailed reforms and investments across 7 components (Climate, Digital, Reduction of Inequality, Health, Economic Transformation, Rule of Law, REPowerEU) with milestones, targets and instalment-linked payments. Key numerical details include the total estimated cost EUR 1 969 244 522, the REPowerEU chapter EUR 141 555 190, and instalment amounts EUR 231,000,000; EUR 388,000,000; EUR 339,038,937; EUR 428,996,309; EUR 582,209,276 tied to specific milestone packages.
• Implementation & timing details: The Annex specifies responsible bodies (Ministry of Finance as Managing Authority; Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA) as intermediary) and detailed timelines for milestones (examples: 60 MW BESS commissioned Q4 2025, 100 km electrified rail lines and upgraded railway infrastructure by Q3 2026, Contracts signed EUR 40,097,400 for multi-apartment energy renovations by Q3 2024). It also includes legal and procurement requirements (e.g., entry into force of legal acts for energy communities, early warning system, Municipality Law) and concrete delivery items (e.g., construction of eight nearly zero-energy disaster management centers, installation of 2 060 EV/microgeneration connection points).