Support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility for the digital transition in EU member states : a missed opportunity for strategic focus in addressing digital needs; Special report 13, 2025

With €150 billion, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) currently provides the largest EU funding for the EU's digital transition. We assessed whether the digital measures included in the national plans address the main digital needs that were previously identified, and make an effective contribution to the digital transition. We found that some member states did not prioritise EU funding towards measures addressing their main digital needs. Furthermore, the RRF's common indicators are not well aligned with those of the EU's digital strategy, limiting their ability to measure the RRF's real contribution to the digital transition. We recommend that future funding schemes with digital objectives should have a clear requirement to address the main digital needs identified and have performance indicators that are aligned with the EU's digital policy objectives. ECA special report pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU.