Belgium RRP Annex: Renovation, Hydrogen, Digital and Green Measures

The European Commission has transmitted ANNEX to COM(2026)256 amending the Council Implementing Decision on the approval of Belgium’s recovery and resilience plan.

• Main action: The Annex details revisions and implementing milestones, targets and timelines across multiple components (renovation, emerging energy technologies, climate & environment, digitalisation, 5G/fibre, mobility, circular economy, defence-focused capital injections). Key legal entry dates and milestone deadlines include Q1–Q4 2021–2026 (e.g., reforms entering into force by 1 April 2022, 1 January 2024, and project completions by Q2 2026).
• Background / other details: The document lists concrete quantitative targets and payments (e.g., 64112 dwellings renovated by Q2 2023, 137513 by Q2 2025 breakdowns; 193 000 smart meters by Q2 2026; equity injections: EUR 39,821,020 to PMV and EUR 49,037,212 to SFPIM Defence with a scaled-up EUR 95,000,000 loan). It specifies governance, audit and control arrangements (repository system, manuals, Inspectorate of Finance, Audit Authorities) and names implementing and coordinating bodies (Secretary of State for Recovery, Inter-ministerial Conference, inter-federal Monitoring Committee).