Daily News 01 / 10 / 2026

Commission adopts its October infringement procedures

To help citizens and businesses benefit fully from the European Union's legislation, the Commission maintains a constant dialogue with Member States to ensure compliance with EU law. It can initiate infringement procedures against Member States in the event of non-compliance. The decisions taken today, as part of this infringement package, include 30 letters of formal notice and 66 reasoned opinions. The Commission also decided to refer 9 cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finally, the Commission decided to close 87 cases in which the Member States concerned, in cooperation with the Commission, have brought an infringement to an end and ensured compliance with EU law. The decisions and the corresponding press releases are available online. More information on the EU infringement procedure can be found in the following Q&A.

(For more information: Arianna Podesta – Tel.: +32 2 298 70 24; Kristyna Eeckels – Tel.: +32 2 295 10 65)

Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus receive more than €9.8 billion under NextGenerationEU

The European Commission has disbursed more than €9.8 billion to Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

These payments reflect the successful fulfilment of key milestones and targets linked to reforms and investments set out in the five Member States' national recovery and resilience plans. They underscore the performance-based nature of the RRF, under which funds are disbursed only once agreed reform and investment commitments have been satisfactorily completed.

Following the Council's approval to proceed with these disbursements, the Commission adopted the corresponding payment decisions and released the funds today. 

More information is available in the press release online.  

(For more information: Maciej Berestecki - Tel: +32 229-66483; Isabel Arriaga e Cunha – Tel: +32 229-52117)