Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 14 april 2021.
FUNDING STRATEGY: AN OVERVIEW
What did the Commission decide on 14 April 2021 and why is it important?
NextGenerationEU - at the heart of the EU's response to the coronavirus pandemic - will be funded by borrowing on the capital markets. We will raise up to around €800 billion between now and end 2026.
This would translate into borrowing volumes of on average roughly €150 billion per year, which will make the EU one of the largest issuers in euro. All borrowing will be repaid by 2058.
While the Commission has been borrowing before - to support EU Member States and third countries - the volumes, frequency and complexity of the NextGenerationEU borrowing have called for a fundamental change in the approach to capital markets.