On Friday 3 May, the European Commission approved a positive preliminary assessment of France’s third payment request for €7.5 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
According to the Commission, France has satisfactorily achieved the 15 milestones and 24 targets set out in the EU Council’s implementing decision for the third tranche, which covers the first milestones and targets in France’s REPowerEU chapter.
This payment claim, submitted by Paris on 16 January 2024,...