A positive assessment from the European Commission is imminent for Greece’s 6th payment request of €2.1 billion in grants submitted in July, as Greece remains among the top European Union countries in implementing the Recovery Fund, according to an announcement from the Press Office of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance. Specifically, disbursements to Greece are expected to surge to €23.4 billion, representing 65% of the program if this specific request is approved. Meanwhile, completed milestones will reach 178, accounting for 47% of the total number, while the EU average stands at 40%. According to the European Commission’s Report on the implementation progress of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, Greece’s consistently positive trajectory is confirmed regarding key implementation indicators of Recovery and Resilience Plans, as recorded for all EU member states.
RRF: Key implementation indicators of the “Greece 2.0” plan
Specifically, the key implementation indicators of the “Greece 2.0” Plan are as follows:
Payment Requests: Greece ranks among the top 5 countries in payment requests, having submitted 6 applications.
Disbursements: Greece ranks 8th among the “27” in terms of resource disbursements relative to the available budget. It should be noted that the report does not include the 6th payment request of €2.1 billion, for which the European Commission’s positive assessment is expected in the coming days. Its payment will lead to disbursements of €23.4 billion, representing 65% of the total budget.
Milestone fulfillment: The milestones that Greece has fulfilled with the 6th payment request reach 178, representing 47% of the total number, above the European average of 40%. The Report uses June 4, 2025 as the counting date for milestones – Greece submitted its 6th payment request in July 2025.
The EU Report confirms the official data that Nikos Papathanasis, the competent Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance regularly publishes: that Greece is among the top positions regarding RRF disbursements, that acceleration of the pace is required especially when the implementation period has entered the final stretch, and that, like other member states, it is proceeding with a revision of its Plan to ensure full utilization of all available resources. Moreover, these points were exactly what EU officials reiterated after thoroughly examining the Greek program just days ago in Athens, expressing their optimism that full resource utilization by Greece is achievable.
See HERE the relevant excerpts from the report
