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More details on NextGenEU funding plans

EUROZONE ISSUANCE
  • Ceiling for NextGenEU is E750bln in 2018 prices (around E800bln in current prices).
  • Borrowing will take place between mid-2021 and 2026 and amount to roughly E150bln per year.
  • 30% of borrowing will be through Green bonds.
  • The EU will publish annual funding plans with more detailed 6-monthly updates which will include:
    • Auction schedules for bills and bonds
    • Target amounts to be financed by bonds.
    • Expected number and aggregate volumes of likely syndications.
  • Primarily bonds will be issued at benchmark maturities: 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years.
  • "A progressive approach will be applied in order to ensure the optimal balance between syndications and auctions over time, taking into account market participants' reactions."
  • "The Commission will start to apply its new funding strategy with the first issuances under NextGenerationEU, which will start as soon as the Own Resources Decision is approved, expected by summer-2021. The funding strategy would need to be adapted in the years to come to take into account the reactions of the financial market community."
  • For more see the full document here.

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