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Commission disburses €17 billion under SURE to Italy, Spain and Poland

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The European Commission has disbursed a total of €17 billion to Italy, Spain and Poland in the first instalment of financial support to member states under the SURE instrument. As part of today's operations, Italy has received €10bn, Spain €6bn, and Poland €1bn. Once all SURE disbursements have been completed, Italy will receive a total of €27.4bn, Spain €21.3bn and Poland €11.2bn.

This support, in the form of loans granted on favourable terms, will assist these member states in addressing sudden increases in public expenditure to preserve employment. Specifically, they will help cover the costs directly related to the financing of national short-time work schemes, and other similar measures they have put in place as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, in particular for the self-employed. The SURE instrument can provide up to €100bn in financial support to all member states.

The Council has so far approved €87.9bn in financial support under SURE to 17 member states, based on the Commission's proposals. The next disbursements will take place over the course of the months ahead, following the respective bond issuances. The disbursements follow last week's inaugural social bond issuance by the Commission, marked by very strong investor interest, to finance the instrument.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) said: “The first disbursements under the SURE instrument are important milestones in our push to preserve jobs and livelihoods. They clearly demonstrate Europe's solidarity with citizens in Spain, Italy and Poland affected by this unprecedented crisis. We remain committed to protecting people and jobs across Europe. SURE will play an important role in achieving this objective.”

A press release is available here.

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