On Friday 25 September 2026, the European Commission positively assessed Luxembourg’s third payment request for €92.2 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

The Commission described this as an important step in the implementation of the reforms and investments linked to the payment request, particularly in the areas of healthcare, nature and biodiversity protection, digitalisation, clean transport and renewable energy.

According to the Commission, Luxembourg had satisfactorily fulfilled the five milestones and four targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision.

The flagship measures covered by the payment request are as follows:

  • Greener mobility and renewable energy: Luxembourg supported the acquisition of 42,000 zero-emission vehicles, exceeding the target of 38,000, and installed 25 MWp of photovoltaic capacity on business premises. The payment request also covers a reform of the support scheme for sustainable biogas.
  • Digital public services and secure connectivity: five government entities were digitalised, notably through an electronic document system. In addition, a cross-border quantum key distribution connection between Luxembourg and Belgium was successfully tested.
  • Health, biodiversity and financial integrity: Luxembourg introduced legal reforms concerning healthcare professions and hospital structures. It also deployed the “Wëllkomm” digital solution for the remote medical monitoring of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection. Other measures helped municipalities implement nature and biodiversity protection, with more than 50 municipalities meeting the certification criteria under “Naturpakt”, a national initiative aimed at translating national nature and biodiversity protection objectives into concrete action at local level. Luxembourg also strengthened its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework applicable to trust and company service providers.

The Commission has submitted its preliminary assessment of Luxembourg’s fulfilment of the milestones and targets required for the payment to the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), which has four weeks to deliver its opinion. Payment to Luxembourg may take place following the EFC’s opinion and the adoption of a payment decision by the Commission.

Luxembourg submitted its third payment request on 24 July 2026. The country’s recovery and resilience plan includes reforms and investments supporting the green and digital transitions and strengthening economic and social resilience. The measures include affordable housing, upskilling and reskilling, healthcare resilience, the digitalisation of public administration, ultra-secure quantum communication technologies, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, renewable energy and measures aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The plan is financed by €241 million in grants.

The Commission noted that the payment request would bring the funds disbursed to Luxembourg under the RRF to €182 million, corresponding to 76% of the allocation, with 87% of all the plan’s milestones and targets now achieved.

With a view to the closure of the facility at the end of 2026, Member States were required to implement all outstanding milestones and targets by 31 August 2026 and must now submit their final payment requests by the end of September 2026.