Today, the Commission disbursed payments to six Member States. * Germany received the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 4 billion. On 15 September, Germany submitted to the Commission the first request for payment of € 4 billion under the RRF covering 28 milestones and 8 targets. The overall recovery and resilience plan of Germany will be financed by € 28 billion in the form of grants. Read more on the German recovery and resilience plan here. The Commission paid to Greece the third payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 3.64 billion (€ 1.69 billion in non-repayable financial support and € 1.95 billion in loans, excluding pre-financing). On 16 May 2023 and on 22 November 2023, Greece submitted to the Commission the third request for payment for non-repayable support and the third request for payment for loans, respectively, covering 39 milestones and four targets. The overall recovery and resilience plan of Greece will be financed by € 35.95 billion, with € 18.22 billion in non-repayable support and € 17.73 billion in loans. Read more on the Greek recovery and resilience plan here. (....)