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2025/0196 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10152/21 INIT; ST 10152/21 ADD 1) of 13

July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for

Greece

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2025/0196 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 10152/21 INIT; ST 10152/21 ADD 1) of 13

July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for

Greece

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility

, and in particular Article

20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Following the submission of the national recovery and resilience plan (‘RRP’) by

Greece on 27 April 2021, the Commission has proposed its positive assessment to the

Council. The Council approved the positive assessment by means of the Council

Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021

. That CID was amended on 8 December

2023

, 16 July 2024

, and 21 January 2025

On 14 May 2025, Greece made a reasoned request to the Commission to make a

proposal to amend the Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 in accordance

with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 on the grounds that the RRP is

partially no longer achievable because of objective circumstances. On that basis,

Greece has submitted an amended RRP.

The amendments to the RRP submitted by Greece because of objective circumstances

concern 108 measures.

Greece has explained that eight measures are partially or totally no longer achievable

due to unexpected delays related to public procurement procedures. This concerns,

respectively, milestone 64 under measure 16851 Biodiversity protection as a driver for

OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17.

ST 10152/21 INIT; ST 10152/21 ADD 1.

ST 15831/23 INIT REV1; ST 15831/23 ADD 1 REV 1.

ST 11858/24 INIT; ST 151858/24 COR 1; ST 151858/24 ADD 1; ST 151858/24 ADD COR 1.

ST 17055/24 INIT; ST 17055/24 ADD 1; ST 17055/24 ADD 1 COR 1.

(2)

Amendments based on Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241

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sustainable growth, milestone 82 under measure 16911 Aerial means for crisis

management, milestone 80 under measure 16283 Implementation of Regional Civil

Protection Centers (PEKEPP) through PPP schemes under component 1.4 Sustainable

use of resources, climate resilience and environmental protection, milestone 108 under

measure 16779 Interoperability and web services development, milestone 128 under

measure 16827 Data Governance Strategy and Policies under component 2.2

Modernise, target 182 and milestone 182a under measure 16925 Digital

Transformation of the social support system under component 3.4 Increase access to

effective and inclusive social policies, milestone 213 under measure 16703 Combating

illegal trade and protecting intellectual property, under component 4.2 Modernise the

public administration, including through speeding up the implementation of public

investments, improving the public procurement framework, capacity building

measures and fighting corruption, target 261 and milestone 262 under measure 16630

Cretan Northern Highway (Β.Ο.Α.Κ.) under component 4.6 Modernise and improve

resilience of key economic sectors. On this basis, Greece has requested to amend

certain requirements of the aforementioned measures to address unexpected delays

related to public procurement. Furthermore, Greece has requested to decrease the

scope of measure 16827. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove measure

16283. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove the interim target 261. The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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Greece has explained that nine measures are partially or totally no longer achievable

because of lower than expected demand. This concerns, respectively, target 35 under

measure 16876 Energy upgrade of public sector buildings under component 1.2

Renovate, milestones 312 and 316 under measure 16285 Investments in the national

irrigation network through PPP schemes under component 1.4 Sustainable use of

resources, climate resilience and environmental protection, target 90 under measure

16818 Fiber optic infrastructure in buildings under component 2.1 Connect, targets

183 and 186, milestone 186a under measure 16922 Social Integration, milestones

174a, 179 and 176 under measure 16904 Disability, targets 177 and 180 and milestone

180a under measure 16919 Child Protection under component 3.4 Increase access to

effective and inclusive social policies, milestone 220 under measure 16705 Digital

Transformation of Fiscal Management and Supervision in Governance & Electronic

Invoicing under component 4.2 Modernise the public administration, including

through speeding up the implementation of public investments, improving the public

procurement framework, capacity building measures and fighting corruption,

milestone 346 under measure 16622 HORIZON 2020 “Seal of Excellence”: financing

top innovative companies under component 4.5 Promote research and innovation. On

this basis, Greece has requested to amend certain requirements of the aforementioned

measures to reflect the lower than expected demand. Furthermore, Greece has

requested to decrease the scope of measures 16876 and 16705. Furthermore, Greece

has requested to remove target 35, milestone 312, target 177 and target 180. The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

Greece has explained that six measures are partially or totally no longer achievable

due to supply chain disruptions. This concerns, respectively, milestones 10 and 15

under measure 16871 Revitalization actions of the most affected territories (Just

transition territories), milestone 16 under measure 16926 Support of the installation of

storage systems to enhance RES penetration under component 1.1 Power up,

milestones 51, 53, and 54 under measure 16831 Produc-E Green under component 1.3

Recharge and refuel, target 118 under measure 16826 Digital skills upgrade programs

for conscripts, under component 2.2 Modernise, milestones 365 and 366 under

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measure 16996 Installation of energy storage for additional RES penetration,

milestones 372 and 373 under measure 16997 Promotion of CCS technologies to

foster industry decarbonization under component 5.2 REPowerEU Investments. On

this basis, Greece has requested to amend certain requirements of the aforementioned

measures to address the percieved supply chain disruptions. Furthermore, Greece has

requested to remove measures 16997 and 16826. The Council Implementing Decision

of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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Greece has explained that eight measures are partially or totally no longer achievable

due to unforeseen legal issues. This concerns, respectively, milestone 29 under

measure 16879 Preparation of Urban Plans in implementation of the urban policy

reform, milestone 30 under measure 16894 Establishment of new special spatial

planning for RES, industry, tourism and aquaculture under component 1.2 Renovate,

milestone 141a under measure 16941 Restructuring and rebranding of OAED local

PES (KPA2) under component 3.1 Promote job creation and participation in the labour

market, milestone 145b under measure 16794 Strengthening the Apprenticeship

System under component 3.2 Education, vocational education and training, and skills,

target 187 under measure 16688 Promote integration of the refugee population into the

labour market under component 3.4 Increase access to effective and inclusive social

policies, milestones 195a, 195 and 196 under measure 16291 Digital Transformation

of the Tax and Customs Administration under component 4.1 Making taxes more

growth friendly and improving tax administration and tax collection, milestone 271

under measure 16892 Upgrading suburban railway of West Attica, milestone 306

under measure 16599 Digitalization of Economic Diplomacy Network & Exporters

Training Program under component 4.6 Modernise and improve resilience of key

economic sectors. On this basis, Greece has requested to amend certain requirements

and reduce scope of the aforementioned measures to address unforeseen legal issues.

Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove measure 16599. The Council

Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

Greece has explained that three measures are partially no longer achievable due to

unexpected technical challenges. This concerns, respectively, milestone 171 under

measure 16757 Establishment of a Radiotherapy Centre at the “Sotiria” Thoracic

Diseases Hospital of Athens, target 156, new target 156a, and targets 157 and 158

under measure 16816 Reforms and acceleration of investments in the Healthcare

Sector - Clawback reduction and rationalization of healthcare expenditure under

component 3.3. Improve resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare, and

milestone 211a under measure 16952 Strengthening the National Anti-Corruption

Framework through targeted interventions in the fields of detection, prevention and

raising awareness under component 4.2 Modernise the public administration,

including through speeding up the implementation of public investments, improving

the public procurement framework, capacity building measures and fighting

corruption. On this basis, Greece has requested to split target 156 into two targets of

measure 16816, reduce the scope of measure 16757, and add a new milestone 211a to

the aforementioned measure 16952. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July

2021 should be amended accordingly.

Greece has explained that 27 measures have been amended to implement better

alternatives in order to achieve the original ambition of the measure. This concerns

milestone 40 under measure 16873 Interventions in residential areas and in the

building stock, milestone 39 under measure 16932 Olympic Athletic Center of Athens

under component 1.2 Renovate, milestones 45a and 49, and targets 52 and 55 under

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measure 16924 Electromobility under component 1.3 Recharge and refuel, milestone

81 under measure 16910 Monitoring and Management System under component 1.4

Sustainable use of resources, climate resilience and environmental protection,

milestone 122 under measure 16853 Supply of Central Cloud Computing

Infrastructure and Service, milestone 125 under measure 16955 Upgrade of Cloud-

computing infrastructure and services of the National Infrastructures for Research and

Technology (GRNET), milestone 124 under measure 16928 Incorporation of new

technologies and trends towards Public Administration’s advanced services, increase

of efficiency and effectiveness, and decrease of systems operating, upgrade and

maintenance costs, targets 94 and 95 under measure 16778 Digitisation of archives

and related services, milestone 99 under measure 16929 Towards Public

Administration’s “customer”-oriented services through simplification and

improvement of processes, systems enhancements and compliance with European

strategies and policies under component 2.2 Modernise, milestone 131 and new

milestone 131a under measure 16706 Digital Transformation of SMEs, milestone 132

under measure 16973 Establishment of a digital business ecosystem and introduction

of tax incentives for the facilitation of the SMEs digital transformation under

component 2.3 Digitalisation of business, milestone 146 under measure 16792 Labor

force skilling, reskilling and upskilling through a reformed training model (Vocational

Education & Training Reform), milestone 150 under measure 16289 Strategy for

Excellence in Universities & Innovation, milestone 152 under measure 16934

Upgrading Vocational Education and Training under component 3.2 Education,

vocational education and training, and skills, milestone 161 and target 166 under

measure 16755 Reform of the Primary Health Care System, milestone 165 under

measure 16783 Implementation of the National Public Health Prevention Program

“Spiros Doxiadis” (NPP”SD”), milestones 335 and 336 under measure 16984 Personal

Doctor reform under component 3.3 Improve resilience, accessibility and

sustainability of healthcare, milestones 175 and 175a under measure 16726 Social

Benefits Optimisation, target 184 under measure 16685 Diversity Awareness under

component 3.4 Increase access to effective and inclusive social policies, target 189

under measure 16614 Online cash registers & POS (reform) under component 4.1

Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax administration and tax

collection, targets 342 and 344, milestones 343 and 345 under measure 16986

Completion of the national cadastre milestone 216 under measure 16711

Professionalization of Public Procurement domain under component 4.2 Modernise

the public administration, including through speeding up the implementation of public

investments, improving the public procurement framework, capacity building

measures and fighting corruption, milestone 243 under measure 16581 Enhanced

capital market supervision and trustworthiness, milestones 244b and 244c under

measure 16957 Strengthening the capacity of the financial system to overcome legacy

challenges and finance the real economy under component 4.4 Strengthen the financial

sector and capital markets, milestones 268, 268a, 268b and 268c under measure

16982 Organisational reform in the railways sector under component 4.6 Modernise

and improve resilience of key economic sectors, milestone 355 under measure 16988

Regulatory and market operation framework for carbon capture, usage, and storage

technologies to foster industry decarbonisation under component 5.1 REPowerEU

reforms, targets 368 and 369 under measure 16994 Energy Efficiency and promotion

of RES for auto-consumption under component 5.2 REPowerEU investments. On this

basis, Greece has requested to amend certain requirements of the aforementioned

measures to implement better alternatives. Furthermore, Greece has requested to

extend the implementation timeline of some of the aforementioned measures,

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specifically milestones 175 and 355. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove

interim targets and milestones, specifically target 94, milestone 161 milestone 49 and

target 55.. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove milestone 345 by advancing

its implementation and merging it with milestone 343. The Council Implementing

Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

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Greece has explained that 33 measures have been amended to implement a better

alternative allowing to reduce the administrative burden, whilst still reaching the

objectives of the respective measures. This concerns target 8 under measure 16865

Restructuring and enhancement of the RES CHP Account revenues, milestone 2 under

measure 16870 Interventions for the electricity interconnection of islands and the

upgrading of the electricity network under component 1.1 Power up, the measure

description of measure 16875 Infrastructure development and buildings’ restoration in

former royal estate in Tatoi under component 1.2 Renovate, milestones 72 and 73

under measure 16846 Urban Wastewater and Sludge Management Infrastructures from

Wastewater Treatment, milestones 62a and 63 under measure 16849 National

Reforestation Plan and Parnitha flagship investment, milestones 71 and 74 under

measure 16850 Drinking Water Supply and Saving Infrastructures, milestone 332

under measure 16983 Preliminary inspection of seismic resistance of buildings under

component 1.4 Sustainable use of resources, climate resilience and environmental

protection, milestone 119 under measure 16736 New system for Public Procurements,

milestone 113 under measure 16738 Central Document Management System,

milestone 110 under measure 16780 Further Modernisation of Public Administration’s

One-Stop Shops, milestone 98 under measure 16782 Interconnection and

interoperability of registries, systems and services for data exchange between national

public organisations and interoperability of registries, systems and services for data

exchange between national public organisations, milestone 123 under measure 16854

Smart Cities, milestone 111 under measure 16965 Data Classification Studies for

Public Sector’s Information Systems under component 2.2 Modernise, milestone 163

under measure 16756 Organizational Reforms in the Health System under component

3.3 Improve resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare, milestone 194

under measure 16611 Digital transformation of tax audits, milestones 204 and 204a

under measure 16643 Codification and simplification of tax legislation under

component 4.1 Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax administration

and tax collection, milestone 212 under measure 16702 Enhancing the AML/CFT

Framework, milestone 208 under measure 16972 Reforming Public Administration,

milestone 219 under measure 16974 Accounting Reform under component 4.2

Modernise the public administration, including through speeding up the

implementation of public investments, improving the public procurement framework,

capacity building measures and fighting corruption, milestone 237 under measure

16292 New Judicial Buildings, milestones 236 and 238 under measure 16575

Accelerating the administration of justice, milestone 235 under measure 16733 Skills

and digital skills for judges and judicial employees (judicial staff) under component

4.3 Improve the efficiency of the justice system, milestones 247 and 247a under

measure 16624 Creation-Expansion–Upgrade of Infrastructures of Research Centers

supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) under

component 4.5 Promote research and innovation, milestone 272 and 272a under

measure 16949 Smart Bridges, milestone 285 under measure 16725 Upgrading higher

arts education, milestone 277 under measure 16786 Simplification of the Procedures

of the Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport, milestones 295 and 297 under measure

16931 Tourism Development, milestone 314 under measure 16626 Economic

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transformation on the Agricultural Sector, milestone 315 under measure 16584

Proposals for actions in the Aquaculture Sector, milestones 255 and 256 under

measure 16628 Central Greece Highway E-65: Trikala-Egnatia Section under

component 4.6 Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors, milestone

356 under measure 16990 Grid and storage capacity – fostering of storage

investments, milestone 361 under measure 16992 Toolset to promote energy sharing,

self-consumption and renewable Energy Communities, milestone 363 under measure

16993 Roadmap for innovative energy efficiency interventions and identification of

new financial instrument under component 5.1 REPowerEU Reforms. On this basis,

Greece has requested to amend certain requirements of the aforementioned measures.

Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove measure 16965 and merge it in measure

16827. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove the interim milestones and

targets, specifically milestone 2, milestone 71, milestone 72 and milestone 255. The

Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

should be amended accordingly.

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Following the removal of measures under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241,

Greece has further requested to use the resources freed up by the removal of certain

measures and decrease in the level of their implementation to increase the level of

implementation of 14 measures. This concerns targets 24, 25 and 26 under measure

16872 Energy renovation on residential buildings under component 1.2 Renovate,

milestone 84 under measure 16909 Infrastructure - Establishment of a strategic

National Disaster Risk Management under component 1.4 Sustainable use of

resources, climate resilience and environmental protection, milestone 109 under

measure 16810 CRM for the General Government under component 2.2 Modernise,

milestones 136 and 137 and the new milestone 134a under measure 16750 Digital

Transformation of Labour Systems, target 144 and milestone 144a under measure

16747 Active Labour Market Policies Reform under component 3.1 Promote job

creation and participation in the labour market, milestone 148b under measure 16676

Digital transformation of Education under component 3.2 Education, vocational

education and training, and skills, milestones 167, 168 and 173 under measure 16752

Digital Transformation of Health (DigHealth) under component 3.3 Improve

resilience, accessibility and sustainability of healthcare, milestone 185 under measure

16763 Digital Transformation of the Migration and Asylum system, milestones 181

and 181a under measure 16402 Social and Affordable Housing under component3.4

Increase access to effective and inclusive social policies, milestones 258 and 259

under measure 16631 Road Safety Upgrade, milestone 274 under measure 16959

Digital Transformation of the Hellenic Railways Organisation, milestone 275 under

measure 16960 Smart Infrastructure with environmental and cultural focus, milestones

293 and 298 under measure 16975 Upgrade Interventions for Regional Ports under

component 4.6 Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors, milestone

370 and target 371 under measure 16995 Pilot projects for Biomethane and Renewable

Hydrogen Production under component 5.2 REPowerEU investments. On this basis,

Greece has requested to increase the level of implementation of the aforementioned

measures. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove target 24, milestones 136 and

137, and target 293. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be

amended accordingly.

Greece has explained that milestones 347, 348, 349, and 350 under measure 16999

Accessibility Restoration following the devastating effects of storm "DANIEL" under

component 4.6 Modernise and improve resilience of key economic sectors are partially

no longer achievable, because of higher than expected cost of restoration in the

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aftermath of a natural disaster. On this basis, Greece has requested to decrease the

scope of the measure. Furthermore, Greece has requested to remove interim milestones

347 and 348. The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended

accordingly.

(13)

The Commission considers that the reasons put forward by Greece justify the

amendment(s) pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, and the Council

Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 should be amended accordingly.

The distribution of milestones and targets in instalments should be modified to take

into account the amendments to the plan and the indicative timeline presented by

Greece.

Four clerical errors have been identified in the text of the Council Implementing

Decision, affecting five milestones and four measures under four components. The

Council Implementing Decision should be amended to correct these clerical errors that

do not reflect the content of the RRP submitted to the Commission on 27 April 2021,

as agreed between the Commission and Greece. Those clerical errors relate to,

milestone 140 of measure 16913 A New Strategy for Lifelong Skilling: Modernising

and Upgrading Greece’s Upskilling and Reskilling System under component 3.2

Education, vocational education and training, and skills, milestones 339 and 340 of

measure 16985 Modifications to Greece’s tax policy framework under component 4.1

Making taxes more growth friendly and improving tax administration and tax

collection, milestone 269 and the description of measure 16833 Implementation of

EASA compliance rectification works under component 4.6 Modernise and improve

resilience of key economic sectors, milestone 319 and the description of measure

16543 Actions for the simplification of the business environment and its upgrading in

quality and safety under component 4.7 Improve competitiveness and promote private

investments and trade. Those corrections do not affect the implementation of the

measures concerned.

The Commission has assessed the amended RRP against the assessment criteria laid

down in Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

The Commission considers that the amendments put forward by Greece do not affect

the positive assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision ST

10152/21 of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the RRP for Greece

regarding the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP against the

assessment criteria laid down in Article 19(3), points (a), (b), (c), (d),(da), (db), (e), (f),

(g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (d), of and Annex V, criterion 2.4, to

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP is expected to ensure that no measure

(Rating A) for the implementation of reforms and investments projects included in this

RRP does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article

Distribution of milestones and targets

(14)

Corrections of clerical errors

(15)

Commission’s assessment

(16)

(17)

Do no significant harm

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17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(the

principle of ‘do no significant harm’).

(19)

The amended RRP assesses compliance with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’

following the methodology set out in the technical guidance provided in the

Commission Notice entitled ‘Technical guidance on the application of “do no

significant harm” under the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation’

Greece submitted an assessment of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ for each

new and substantially revised measure of the amended RRP. The information provided

shows that the RRP is expected to ensure compliance with that principle. The

information provided by Greece makes it possible to conclude that the RRP is

expected to ensure that none of the measures does significant harm to environmental

objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (e), of and Annex V, criterion 2.5, to

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a

large extent (Rating A) to the green transition, including biodiversity, or to addressing

the challenges resulting therefrom. The measures supporting climate objectives

account for an amount which represents 38.1% of the amended RRP’s total allocation

and 81.6% of the total estimated costs of measures in the REPowerEU chapter

calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex VI to Regulation

(EU) 2021/241. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the

amended RRP is consistent with the information included in the National Energy and

Climate Plan 2021-2030.

The amended RRP maintains measures supporting the green transition that contribute

to achieving the 2030-2050 targets and the objective of Union’s climate neutrality by

2050, as well as fostering biodiversity. For instance, the ambition of measure 16924

has been considerably increased in the amended RRP, as the target for electric buses

for public transport has been upscaled from 220 to 425.

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (f), of and Annex V, criterion 2.6, to

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the amended RRP contains measures that contribute to a

large extent (Rating A) to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges

resulting from it. The measures supporting digital objectives account for an amount

which represents 22.3% of the amended RRP’s total allocation calculated in

accordance with the methodology set out in Annex VII to that Regulation.

The measures in the amended RRP continue contributing to the digital transition or

helping to address the related challenges and positively address Greece’s shortcomings

in the digital field as identified in the second State of the Digital Decade report 2025.

The amended RRP continues to significantly address the digital transition challenges

faced by Greece in the areas of connectivity, digital public services, human capital and

digital skills, the digitalisation of businesses and the adoption of advanced digital

technology.

Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the

establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU)

2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).

OJ C 58, 18.2.2021, p. 1.

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Contribution to the green transition including biodiversity

(21)

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Contribution to the digital transition

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Costing

(25)

In accordance with Article 19(3), point (i), of and Annex V, criterion 2.9, to

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the justification provided in the amended RRP on the

amount of the estimated total costs of the RRP is to a medium extent (Rating B)

reasonable and plausible, is in line with the principle of cost efficiency and is

commensurate to the expected national economic and social impact.

The justification provided by Greece on the amount of the estimated costs of the RRP

was to a medium extent reasonable, plausible and in line with the principle of cost

efficiency. Greece provided sufficient information and evidence that estimated costs

were not covered by existing or planned Union financing. However, in a limited

number of cases, costs estimates could not be sufficiently substantiated. Overall, this

warrants a rating of B under the assessment criterion of Article 19(3), point (i), of

Regulation (EU) 2021/241.

The Commission considers that the amendments put forward by Greece do not affect

the positive assessment of the RRP set out in the Council Implementing Decision ST

10152/21 of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the RRP for Greece

regarding the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the RRP against the

assessment criteria laid down in Article 19(3), points (a), (b), (c), (da), (db), (g), (h), (j)

and (k).

(26)

Any other assessment criteria

(27)

Measures supporting investment operations contributing to the objectives of the Strategic

Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP)

(28)

In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/795, Greece considered

as a matter of priority projects that have been awarded a Sovereignty Seal pursuant to

Article 4(1) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/795. However, Greece considered that no

project having been awarded a Sovereignty Seal was to be included in the amended

RRP because their timeline goes beyond 2026.

Following the positive assessment by the Commission of the amended RRP with the

finding that the RRP satisfactorily complies with the criteria for assessment set out in

Regulation (EU) 2021/241, in accordance with Article 20(2) of and Annex V to that

Regulation, the reforms and investment projects necessary for the implementation of

the amended RRP, the relevant milestones, targets and indicators, and the amount

made available from the Union for the implementation of the amended RRP in the

form of non-repayable financial support should be set out.

The estimated total costs of Greece’s amended RRP is EUR 36 371 226 245. As the

amount of the estimated total costs of the amended RRP is higher than the updated

maximum financial contribution available for Greece, the financial contribution

determined in accordance with Article 4a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 of the

European Parliament and of the Council, Article 20(4) and 21a(6) of Regulation (EU)

2021/241 allocated for Greece’s amended RRP should be equal to

EUR 18 220 378 076. Therefore, the financial contribution made available to Greece

remains unchanged.

Positive assessment

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Financial contribution

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Loans

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(31)

(32)

The loan support made available to Greece amounting to EUR 17 727 538 920

remains unchanged.

Council Implementing Decision ST 10152/21 INIT; ST 10152/21 ADD 1 of 13 July

2021 on the approval of the assessment of the RRP for Greece should therefore be

amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, the Annex to that Council Implementing

Decision should be replaced entirely,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Council Implementing Decision of 13 July 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the

recovery and resilience plan for Greece is amended as follows: (1) Article 1 is replaced by the

following:

“Article

Approval of the assessment of the RRP

The assessment of the modified RRP of Greece on the basis of the criteria provided for in

Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 is approved. The reforms and investment projects

under the RRP, the arrangements and timetable for the monitoring and implementation of the

RRP, including the relevant milestones and targets, the relevant indicators relating to the

fulfilment of the envisaged milestones and targets, and the arrangements for providing full

access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data are set out in the Annex to this

Decision.”;

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President