Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 3/3/2023 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
3.3.2023
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 80/1
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Guidance on Recovery and Resilience Plans in the context of REPowerEU
2023/C 80/01
Since the adoption of the Regulation on the Recovery and Resilience Facility RRF 1, the geopolitical context has changed considerably. The Russias unprovoked military aggression on Ukraine has created huge challenges for the EU energy union, thereby aggravating the economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. To address these challenges, and upon the request of the European Council, on 18 May 2022 the Commission proposed to reinforce the firepower of the RRF in the framework of the REPowerEU plan.
The RRF Regulation, as amended by Regulation on REPowerEU chapters in the recovery and resilience plans, set to enter into force shortly the REPowerEU Regulation, will improve the RRFs ability to effectively address the objectives of the REPowerEU plan and contribute towards energy security, the diversification of the Unions energy supply, an increase of the uptake of renewables and energy efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities and the needed reduction of dependence on fossil fuels before 2030. The REPowerEU Regulation provides the necessary framework to ensure that investments and reforms strengthening the EU energy resilience are implemented as soon as possible. It defines specific REPowerEU objectives that should be addressed by the investments and reforms to be included in the existing recovery and resilience plans RRPs as part of dedicated REPowerEU chapters. In addition, the Regulation provides dedicated funding sources to finance the relevant measures.
The RRF and its new REPowerEU component will also be instrumental in reinforcing the competitiveness of the EU industry. It offers significant additional funding opportunities to accelerate the EU industrys transition towards zero or low-carbon technologies on the road to net zero and to boost the investments in new manufacturing capacities for clean tech. The policy objectives enshrined in the REPowerEU Regulation explicitly include aims that are directly relevant to the accelerated and fair industrial transition to climate neutrality, including industrial decarbonisation, green skills and the development of value chains in technologies strategic to the green transition. Given the urgent need to address those challenges and bearing in mind the overall balancing of REPowerEU priorities, Member States are invited to integrate measures supporting the present and future competitiveness of clean-tech industries in their modified plans. As outlined in the Communication 2 adopted by the Commission, this should primarily consist of regulatory measures to accelerate the permitting procedures for clean-tech projects, tax breaks or other forms of financial support to incentivise the deployment of clean-tech projects and a renewed effort to upskill the workforce towards these clean technologies.
1 Regulation EU 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17.
2 A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age of 1 February 2023, COM202362 https eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/
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