The European Commission has today adopted a positive preliminary assessment of Spain's payment request for €10 billion of grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU. This is the first preliminary assessment of a payment request from a Member State approved by the Commission, and marks an important landmark in the implementation of the Facility. (Source: EC) Additional information Questions and Answers on Spain's disbursement request under NextGenerationEU. (Source: EC)