The European Commission has proposed a Council Implementing Decision approving 20 amendments to Malta's recovery and resilience plan (RRP), following a reasoned request from Malta on 26 June 2026 citing objective circumstances that made parts of the original plan unachievable. The amendments, published on 13 July 2026 as COM(2026)376, include scaling down two measures, replacing two others with better alternatives, and simplifying 15 measures to reduce administrative burden. Freed-up resources are reallocated to increase green investment, raising the plan's green transition contribution from 62.0% to 63.6% of total allocation, while the digital contribution falls from 26.9% to 26.0%. The total estimated cost remains EUR 329,083,116 and the financial contribution EUR 328,230,928.
The two measures partially no longer achievable are C1-I1 (building renovation), delayed due to construction setbacks, and C6-I1 (justice digitalisation), delayed by procurement issues. Two measures are replaced: C6-R1 (judicial appointments) and C6-R2 (prosecution service) are substituted with alternatives deemed more effective. Fifteen measures are simplified to cut administrative burden, covering areas such as hospital renovation (C1-I2), sustainable transport (C2-R1), shipping digitalisation (C3-I2), blood centre construction (C4-I1), education pathways (C5-R3), and building greening (C7-I2). Resources freed from scaling down C1-I1 and C6-I1 are reallocated to increase C7-I1 (distribution centres and cables). A clerical error in Component 2 (decarbonising transport) is also corrected.
The amendments keep Malta's overall RRP financial envelope unchanged, with the green share rising to 63.6% and the digital share dropping to 26.0%. The Annex to the 2021 Council Implementing Decision is replaced entirely. The proposal now awaits formal adoption by the Council of the European Union.