On 8 July 2026, the Council adopted an implementing decision approving Lithuania's amended recovery and resilience plan (RRP), replacing the 2021 annex entirely. The amendment follows Lithuania's reasoned request of 31 May 2026, citing that 29 measures are partially no longer achievable due to objective circumstances such as supply chain constraints and technical difficulties. The total financial contribution remains unchanged at EUR 2.3 billion, but the climate contribution decreases from 38.2% to 37.2%, and the digital contribution from 23.44% to 23.42%.
The decision, taken by the Council on 8 July 2026, amends the original implementing decision of 28 July 2021. Under Article 21 of the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation, nine measures or sub-measures are partially no longer achievable due to supply chain constraints and technical difficulties (e.g., A.1.3.2, B.1.2.1, B.1.2.3, B.1.3.3, B.1.3.4, D.1.4.3, G.1.2.2, H.1.1.2, H.1.2). One sub-measure (E.1.3.2) is amended to reflect better alternatives achieving the original ambition. Seventeen measures are amended to reduce administrative burden while maintaining objectives (e.g., A.1.1.11, B.1.1.2, B.1.2.2, B.1.2.4, B.1.4, D.1.1.3, D.1.1.5, E.1.2.3, E.1.3.3, F.1.1.1, F.1.4.4, F.1.6.1, F.1.6.2, F.1.7.2, F.1.8, G.1.2.1, H.1.1.1). Freed-up resources from eight sub-measures are reallocated to increase implementation of F.1.3.5 and H.1.3.2. Clerical errors are corrected for sub-measure A.1.2.2 and measure C.1.1.
The total estimated cost of the plan is EUR 3.85 billion, with a financial contribution of EUR 2.30 billion (reduced by EUR 8.7 million per the Commission Implementing Decision of 6 May 2024) and loan support of EUR 1.55 billion unchanged. The Commission assessed the amendments, rating REPowerEU, green transition, and digital transition all as A (large extent), but costing as B (medium extent).
The amendment reflects trade-offs between maintaining original ambition and adapting to practical constraints. For Lithuania, the changes reduce administrative burden and allow reallocation of funds to priority areas, but the slight decrease in climate and digital contribution percentages may be seen as a step back from earlier commitments. For EU institutions, the decision demonstrates flexibility under Article 21, but the reduced climate share could draw criticism from environmental stakeholders. Businesses in Lithuania benefit from simplified procedures and reallocated resources, while taxpayers see unchanged overall support but a marginally lower green investment share. The next step is implementation by Lithuania, with monitoring by the Commission. No further Council action is required.