Spain requests the sixth payment of the Recovery Plan for €7.256 billion, reaching 75% of the total allocated funds

This payment request is linked to the fulfilment of 78 milestones and targets, which, if positively assessed, would bring the total number of milestones and targets met by Spain to 343.

Spain has taken a decisive step in the implementation of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (RTRP) with the submission of its sixth payment request. The request is linked to the fulfilment of 78 milestones and targets, 69 corresponding to non-repayable grants and 9 to loans.

The total amount in this sixth request is €7.256 billion. Of this amount, €6.205 billion corresponds to grants and €1.051 billion to loans. With this step, Spain reinforces its European leadership by having already requested 75% of the total funds available to the country. In net terms, the amount requested totals €6.467 billion.

Once the Commission's approval is obtained, Spain will have received approximately €60.511 billion in grants and €17.283 billion in loans, and will have met 343 milestones and targets, representing 70% of the total planned. This consolidates its position as the country with the most advanced implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

Sixth disbursement: structural reforms and strategic investments

The sixth disbursement request has been characterised by significant legislative reforms and major investments that are already reaching the productive sector. These reforms and investments include the following areas:

- Sustainable mobility and decarbonisation. The Recovery Plan continues to transform the way we travel:

• Through the approval of the Sustainable Mobility Act, a structural reform that recognises mobility as a citizen's right and establishes the foundations for a decarbonised, digital, and efficient transport system.
• In addition, €250 million has been allocated for the scrapping of old vehicles and the acquisition of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure, along with the implementation of 85 innovative electromobility projects.

• The transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1158, which consolidates a model of genuine co-responsibility. This regulation entails the extension and compensation of maternity and paternity leave, with special support for single-parent families.
• The implementation of measures to improve the stability and working conditions of healthcare personnel, especially to incentivise filling positions in underserved areas, guaranteeing equitable access to healthcare.

- Leadership in industrial and digital transformation. The sixth payment claim includes:

• The execution of €2.242 billion in investments for industrial transformation, largely channelled through PERTE (Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation). This aid has a significant multiplier effect on growth, employment, and competitiveness.
• Investments exceeding €1.8 billion in digital transformation and cybersecurity, including the promotion of digitalisation within the General State Administration.
• Significant investments in connectivity and 5G.

- New Agency for the Evaluation of Public Policies and the Quality of Services, for the systematic evaluation of the results of public policies and programmes, as well as to improve accountability to citizens.
- Other measures: the payment request incorporates reforms in energy and the circular economy, and other significant investments in education and training, social services and telecare, health, culture, and sport, in addition to measures for the internationalisation of Spanish companies, strengthening social and territorial cohesion and consolidating a greener, more digital, inclusive, and resilient economy, in line with the objectives of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
Along with the request for the sixth disbursement, Spain will also request payment of the funds withheld by the Commission in relation to milestone 167, concerning the digitalisation of regional and local authorities. Furthermore, new evidence will be provided on the implementation of milestone 388, linked to tax reforms. In this area, and in light of the new revenue data provided by the Tax Agency, Spain has significantly exceeded the target of increasing tax revenue by 0.3% of GDP. With the actual revenue figures for 2025 now available, compliance with the quantitative targets set for milestone 388 has been confirmed.

An unprecedented administrative effort

To achieve this level of implementation, the Spanish administration has undertaken a co-governance and technical management effort that marks a new historical milestone. The verification of these 78 milestones and targets has required the mobilisation of an unprecedented technical structure to submit more than 1.7 million verification documents to Brussels.
To understand the scale of this undertaking, the involvement of public personnel has quadrupled compared to the previous request, now encompassing nearly 3,700 officials from all levels of government. This administrative force ensures that every euro of the Plan reaches the real economy with complete transparency:

• Local Reach: the greatest impact is at the local level, with 2,538 municipal officials and their teams, demonstrating that the Plan has already permeated the daily operations of municipalities throughout Spain.
• Territorial and Academic Strength: in addition to the work of the Autonomous Communities, with 602 officials, the crucial role of science and knowledge is complemented by 214 university officials working on the management of research and development funds.
• Central and Institutional Administration: this is further enhanced by the efforts of 279 officials from the General State Administration and 58 from the institutional public sector.

This level of coordination, led by the General Secretariat for European Funds of the Ministry of Finance, positions the Spanish administration as one of the most efficient in the European Union in the management of funds, managing to process a volume of documentation equivalent to entire libraries to ensure maximum efficiency and integrity in each milestone achieved.

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