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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Brussels, 13.4.2026
C(2026) 2542 final
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13.4.2026
on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of Greenland for addressing global
challenges in Greenland through economic diversification, green and digital transitions
and resilience, for 2026 part 1
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 13.4.2026
on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of Greenland for addressing global
challenges in Greenland through economic diversification, green and digital transitions
and resilience, for 2026 part 1
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the
Union1, and in particular Article 110 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation
Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and
repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/20092,
and in particular Article 23(1) and (2),
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure the implementation of action plan in favour of Greenland for 2026
part 1, it is necessary to adopt an annual financing decision, which is to constitute the
annual work programme, for 2026 part 1, in accordance with Article 110(2) of
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 (‘the Financial Regulation’).
(2) The envisaged assistance is to comply with the conditions and procedures set out by the
restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of
the European Union3.
(3) It is necessary to allow for the payment of interest due for late payment on the basis of
Article 116(5) of the Financial Regulation.
(4) In order to allow for flexibility in the implementation of the action plan, it is appropriate
to determine the changes, which should not be considered substantial for the purposes of
Article 110(5) of the Financial Regulation.
(5) The action provided for in this Decision should contribute to climate mainstreaming in
line with Commission Communication ‘The European Green Deal’4 and in the Inter-
institutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation
1
OJ L 239, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
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OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/947/oj.
3
See www.sanctionsmap.eu. Note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions
regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In
case of discrepancy, the OJ prevails.
4
COM (2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
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in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own
resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources5.
(6) The Commission has adopted the thematic programme for Global Challenges6 for the
period 2021-2027, which sets out the following priorities: People, Planet, Prosperity and
Partnerships.
(7) The objectives pursued by the annual action plan to be financed under the Regulation
(EU) 2021/947 thematic programme ‘Global Challenges’ are to address global
challenges in Greenland, including climate change and the lack of integration to the
digital economy and global value chains, through economic diversification, green and
digital transitions and resilience.
(8) The action entitled ‘Addressing global challenges in Greenland: economic
diversification, green and digital transitions and resilience’ pursues the same objectives
as those of the action plan described in the previous paragraph, with a view to support
sound and reliable digital connectivity, the increase in renewable energy use and the
development of mining projects in Greenland, as well as the strengthening of
Greenland’s institutional capacity to design, coordinate and implement EU-supported
programmes in a coherent, efficient and sustainable manner.
(9) Pursuant to Article 62(1), point (c), of the Financial Regulation and Article 26(1) of
Regulation (EU) 2021/947, indirect management is to be used for the implementation of
the action.
(10) The Commission is to ensure a level of protection of the financial interests of the Union
with regard to persons and entities entrusted with the implementation of Union funds by
indirect management as provided for in Article 157(3) of the Financial Regulation. To
that end, and before a contribution agreement can be signed, such persons and entities
are to be subject to an assessment of their systems and procedures in accordance with
Article 157(4) of the Financial Regulation and, if necessary, to appropriate supervisory
measures in accordance with Article 157(5) of the Financial Regulation.
(11) It is necessary to authorise the award of grants without a call for proposals and to
provide for the conditions for awarding those grants in accordance with Article 198
point (c) of the Financial Regulation.
(12) The action plan provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the
Committee established under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2021/947,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The action plan
The annual financing decision, constituting the annual action plan for the implementation of
the action plan in favour of Greenland for addressing global challenges in Greenland through
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Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the
European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary
matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap
towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj).
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Decision C(2021)9157.
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economic diversification, green and digital transitions and resilience for year 2026, as set out
in the Annex, is adopted.
The action plan shall include the following action: ‘Addressing global challenges in
Greenland: economic diversification, green and digital transitions and resilience’.
Article 2
Union contribution
The maximum Union contribution for the implementation of the action plan 2026 is set at
EUR 21 150 000, and shall be financed from the appropriations entered in the following lines
of the general budget of the Union:
(a) budget line E.14020240: EUR 646 600.80;
(b) budget line E.14020241: EUR 7 106 288.93;
(c) budget line E.14020242: EUR 9 529 148.14;
(d) budget line E.14020243: EUR 3 867 962.13.
The appropriations provided for in the first paragraph may also cover interest due for late
payment.
Article 3
Flexibility clause
Increases or decreases of up to 10 million and not exceeding 20% of the maximum Union
contribution set in the first paragraph of Article 2, or cumulated changes to the allocations of
specific actions not exceeding 20% of that contribution, as well as extensions of the
implementation period shall not be considered substantial for the purposes of Article 110(5)
of the Financial Regulation, where those changes do not significantly affect the nature and
objectives of the actions.
The authorising officer responsible may apply the changes referred to in the first paragraph.
Those changes shall be applied in accordance with the principles of sound financial
management and proportionality.
Article 4
Methods of implementation and entrusted entities or persons
The implementation of the actions carried out by way of indirect management, as set out in
the Annex, may be entrusted to the entities or persons referred to or selected in accordance
with the criteria laid down in point 4.4.3 of the Annex.
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Article 5
Grants
Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals in accordance with the conditions set out
in the Annex. Grants may be awarded to the bodies selected in accordance with point 4.4.1 of
the Annex.
Done at Brussels, 13.4.2026
For the Commission
Jozef SÍKELA
Member of the Commission
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