The European Commission on Thursday disbursed €21.2 million in grants to Cyprus, marking the fifth payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the central mechanism of NextGenerationEU, the EU’s post-pandemic recovery programme.

According to the commission, the funds support reforms and investments in public administration, justice, transport, tourism, education, healthcare and energy-efficient renovations.

Cyprus submitted its fifth payment request, totalling €70.5 million, on August 1, 2025. The request covered 19 milestones and targets linked to eight reforms and 11 investments.

The Commission partially approved the request on December 19, 2025, noting that one milestone – related to green taxation reform – remains outstanding.

The remaining funds will be released once this milestone has been met.

Cyprus’ Recovery and Resilience Facility is supported by a total of €1.02 billion in grants.