1Council Decision (EU) 2025/2142 of 21 October 2025 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2025

Council Decision (EU) 2025/2142 of 21 October 2025 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund as a third instalment for 2025 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 OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_eums/2013/806/oj. (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 OJ L 307, 3.12.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1877/oj. , and in particular Article 19(5) 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(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, the Commission is to present a proposal by 10 October 2025 setting out the amount of the third instalment of the contribution for 2025. (4) Pursuant to Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1877, calls for contributions are to first use up the amounts laid down for previous EDFs. Therefore, a call for contributions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 for the Commission and for the EIB should be made. (5) Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906 Council Decision (EU) 2024/2906 of 14 November 2024 on the financial contributions to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund to finance that fund, specifying the ceiling for 2026, the annual amount for 2025, the amount of the first instalment for 2025 and an indicative, non-binding forecast for the expected annual amounts of contributions for the years 2027 and 2028 (OJ L, 2024/2906, 19.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2906/oj). sets the annual amount of the contribution to be paid by the parties to the EDF for 2025 at EUR 800000000 for the Commission and at EUR 9000000 for the EIB. 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, it 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 contribution to be paid by the parties to the European Development Fund (EDF) as a third instalment for 2025 is hereby set at EUR 200000000 for the Commission.

Article 2

Parties to the EDF shall pay the third instalments of their individual EDF contributions for 2025 to the Commission in accordance with the Annex.

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, 21 October 2025. For the Council The President M. Bjerre

Annex

ANNEX Third instalment of EDF contributions for 2025 (EUR) to the Commission The EIB called all its share of the 11th EDF with the first instalment of 2025. MEMBER STATES & UKKey 11th EDF %Third instalment 2025 (EUR)BELGIUM3,249276498540BULGARIA0,21853437060CZECHIA0,797451594900DENMARK1,980453960900GERMANY20,5798041159600ESTONIA0,08635172700IRELAND0,940061880120GREECE1,507353014700SPAIN7,9324815864960FRANCE17,8126935625380CROATIA0,22518450360ITALY12,5300925060180CYPRUS0,11162223240LATVIA0,11612232240LITHUANIA0,18077361540LUXEMBOURG0,25509510180HUNGARY0,614561229120MALTA0,0380176020NETHERLANDS4,776789553560AUSTRIA2,397574795140POLAND2,007344014680PORTUGAL1,196792393580ROMANIA0,718151436300SLOVENIA0,22452449040 SLOVAKIA0,37616752320FINLAND1,509093018180SWEDEN2,939115878220UNITED KINGDOM14,6786229357240TOTAL EU-27 & UK100,00200000000