Brussels, 8.11.2023

COM(2023) 692 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans


ANNEX

Methodology on the allocation of global resources per Beneficiary

Each Beneficiary’s allocation shall be calculated in accordance with the following steps based on data of the reference year:

Step 1: determination of a population allocation key based on the ratio of the Beneficiary’s population over the total sum of populations for the Western Balkans region;

Step 2: determination of a GDP allocation key based on the ratio of the average GDP per capita for the Western Balkans region over the GDP per capita of the respective Beneficiary and divided by the sum of the six ratios;

Step 3: combination of the percentage weights of each country for population under Step 1 and GDP per capita under Step 2 with a weighing factor of 60% population and 40% GDP per capita.