Government approves proposal for third Recovery and Resilience Plan amendment
The Government proposes to the European Commission that the available loans under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) be reduced to 613 million euro (previously 1.07 billion euro). Some of the investments initially planned to be financed by loans would instead be implemented using funds from other financial sources or have their content transferred to investments planned for grants financing. The Government also proposes that a part of the project Modernisation of the Ljubljana railway station (Strand B+C) be excluded from the RRP, which would reduce the loans under the RRF by 205.7 million euro. It is planned that the implementation of this part of the project will be supported by grants from the cohesion funds for the 2021–2027 period (European Cohesion Policy).
The total amount of the available grants from the RRF for RRP implementation remains unchanged under this amendment proposal, i.e. 1.61 billion euro. The Government proposes a restructuring of certain investments to allow for the maximum use of available funds. For investments that the competent ministries have assessed can no longer be implemented in the manner and within the time limits provided in the implementing decision of the Council of the EU on the approval of the assessment of the RRP, the Government proposes that these be implemented in a modified scope, with the remaining funds transferred to other RRP investments. Ministries plan to continue with feasible investments that will not be implemented under the RRP with the support from other financial sources, which enable the implementation of projects under different time conditions – for example, grants under the European Cohesion Policy. Two such projects are the National Centre for a Coordinated Response to Climate-Related Disasters in Ig and the Subcentre for the Training of Modular Flood Response Units in Murska Sobota.
The Recovery and Resilience Office has drafted the proposal for the third amendment based on feedback from the ministries and government services responsible for the implementation of the planned measures, as well as the informal dialogue with the European Commission. The proposed amendment also takes into account the provisions concerning the mandatory contribution of the RRF funds to the green and digital objectives. In accordance with the European Commission guidelines, the proposed amendment must not significantly deviate from the original plan.
Until it is formally approved by the Council of the EU, the proposed amendment will be subject to further coordination with the European Commission and the ministries responsible for RRP's implementation, which means that the final version of the amendment may differ from the version submitted to the European Commission.
The Government expects the Council of the EU to give final approval to the proposed amendment to the RRP by summer.
Member States may send their final request for payment to Brussels by 30 September 2026 at the latest. Before that, they must conclude all activities related to the planned investments and reforms, including the related milestones and targets whose fulfilment is a prerequisite for accessing the available RRF funds.
The content of the proposed RRP amendment will be published online at noo.gov.si.
