EU approves final €6b Covid recovery payment to Germany

The European Commission on Wednesday approved a final payment of €6 billion to Germany from the European Union's Covid-19 recovery fund, reported dpa.

The EU established the €573-billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in 2021 to help member states recover economically from the pandemic.

Until the end of September, member countries could request disbursements from the fund in return for reforms aimed at making Europe's economy more resilient.

The final payment brings Germany's total funding under the programme to €30.3 billion.

Germany implemented "reforms and investments in the areas of the clean transition of transport and energy infrastructure, energy efficiency of housing, as well as the digitalisation of healthcare and public administration," the commission said.

This included the energy-efficient renovation of over 36,000 buildings, the purchase of electric buses and charging stations and supporting digital processes and infrastructure of more than 1,600 hospitals.