Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000746/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Julien Sanchez (PfE)
The NextGenerationEU recovery plan was set up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a budget in excess of EUR 800 billion. Its key instrument is the temporary Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which has been allocated funding of EUR 723 billion: EUR 338 billion in grants and EUR 385 billion in loans[1] (2022 prices). It is used to finance the Member States’ reforms and investments.
Direct control of the actual use of these huge sums seems to be almost non-existent at EU level.
- 1.How many employees did the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office have on 1 January 2021, before the establishment of the RRF, and on 1 January 2024, at the peak of its operations?
- 2.Taking into account the fund’s unprecedented financial implications, how many of those employees are specifically assigned on a full-time basis to monitor RRF expenditure? Does their assignment to that role come at the expense of other missions?
- 3.What other means have been established at EU level to ensure that the funds are carefully managed?
Submitted: 19.2.2025
- [1] European Court of Auditors special report 26/2023 on the Recovery and Resilience Facility’s performance monitoring framework, p. 4.
Last updated: 28 February 2025