Letter

Brussels, 20 November 2025 Eighth Survey on the use of State aid in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine Data collection - Instruction file As explained in the accompanying letter “ Eighth Survey on the use of State aid in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine ” ( comp( 2024)4999239 ) , t he European Commission wishes to collect up-to-date information on the actual implementation of the State aid measures authorised by the European Commission in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine . T he European Commission kindly reminds your authorities that all Temporary Crisis Framework/Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework State aid measures are subject to specific monitoring and reporting provisions . The European Commission encourages a swift reporting of the information required in the Temporary Crisis Framework of 23 March 2022 (point 54) , amended on 20 July 2022 , 28 October 2022 ( point 76) , and amended and prolonged by the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework of 9 March 2023 (point 87) , then amended on 20 November 2023 (point 87) and 2 May 2024 (point 87) in the Transparency Award Module (TAM) or in the national transparency websites. Transmission of the data The deadline to submit the data collection is Friday 30 January 202 6 close of business . Member States are kindly requested to upload the Excel file “ [MS ]_ template .xlsx ”, duly filled in https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/8_survey_TCF_TCTF . The password to access the survey was sent in a separate message on the 20 November 202 5 . Submissions via email will not be taken into consideration . You will be able to upload the file(s) and then save again your contribution. General i nstructions Members States are to consult this set of instructions carefully for assistance in filling in the Excel file correctly . Data shall be provided using the dedicated template file “ [MS]_ template .xlsx ” attached to th e s e instructions . Data shall be provided for all State aid measures in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine approved either under the Temporary Crisis Framework /Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework or directly under the Treaty. In order to facilitate this task, the template file is pre - filled with the list of State aid measures approved in your Member State . For each State aid measure, the template reports the State aid number as indicated in the text of the decision approved by the Commission , the title of the measure and State aid number of each amendment to the measure, if any . Therefore, if a measure has been subject to an amendment, the related data must be reported in correspondence to the initial measure . Data should be provided at aggregate level , covering all regio ns and all granting authorities. If it is not possible to provide aggregated data, Member States have the possibility to send disaggregated data to the Commission, for example by region or by granting authority . In this case, the Commission will take upon itself the task of aggregating the information . In case a piece of information is not available, please provide best estimates and mention it in the dedicated columns “ Member State c omments ” , available in every data sheet . A ggregates can also be provided as orders of magnitude or in ranges. All monetary amounts shall be expressed in thousands of Euro s . All monetary amounts shall be reported in number format . Data should always be reported in the appropriate cell, even if the requested information is missing. If a value is not available (meaning that best estimates are not possible), this should be reported as " n.a. ". Values equal to zero should always be reported as zeros ( i.e. , only true zeros should be encoded as "0"). As a result, no cell in the data file should be empty. Any other feature of the specific data items that will be shared with the European Commission that is not covered by these instructions or by the template, and that is deemed to be relevant for their subsequent use, should be described by the Member State with the greatest possible detail in the dedicated columns “ Member State c omments ”, available in every data sheet . Structure of the Excel file The file contains 8 d ata sheets : “Budgets T C F _TCTF ” : Please fill-in this data sheet with data relative to the t otal budget ( i.e. amount committed in national budgetary laws ) for all the measures approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework /Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework . This data sheet includes also a breakdown of the budget by section of the Temporary Crisis Framework /Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework . I f the budget of a measure was revised downwards compared to what was originally planned, this should be clearly indicated in the dedicated column. “ Budgets Treaty Ukraine ” : Please fill-in this data sheet with data relative to the t otal budget ( i.e. amount committed in national budgetary laws ) for all the measures approved directly under the Treaty in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine . If the budget of a measure was revised downwards compared to what was originally planned, this should be clearly indicated in the dedicated column. This data sheet may be empty if no decisions have been adopted directly under the Treaty in your Member State. “ Aid granted TCF _TCTF ” : Please fill-in this data sheet with data relative to the amount of aid granted for all the measures approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework /Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework . Please report cumulative amounts from Commission's approval until the reference date indicated in the column “ Reference period ” (namely, until 31 December 202 4, until 30 June 202 5 and until 31 December 2025 ) . If data is only available at a date before the indicated reference period, the different reference date should be clearly reported in the file (in the column “ Cut-off date if different from the reference period ”). This data sheet includes also a breakdown by section of the Temporary Crisis Framework/Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework . Amounts should be reported in nominal terms , i.e. nominal amount and not in gross grant equivalent. Please note that this data sheet is pre-filled with the aid granted until 30 June 2022, 31 December 2022, 31 March 2023 , 30 June 2023 , 31 December 2023 and 30 June 2024, as elaborated by the Commission based on your submission(s) in the context of the previous survey. “ Aid granted Treaty Ukraine ” : Please fill-in this data sheet with data relative to the amount of aid granted for all the measures in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine approved directly under the Treaty. Please report cumulative amounts from Commission's approval until the reference date indicated in the column “ Reference period ” ( namely, until 31 December 2024, until 30 June 202 5 and until 31 December 2025 ). If data is only available at a date before the indicated reference period, the different reference date should be clearly reported in the file (in the column “ Cut-off date if different from the reference period ”). This data sheet includes also a breakdown by type of aid instrument . Amounts should be reported in nominal terms , i.e. nominal amount and not in gross grant equivalent. Please note that this data sheet is pre-filled with the aid granted until 30 June 2022, 31 December 2022, 31 March 2023 , 30 June 2023 , 31 December 2023 and 30 June 2024 , as elaborated by the Commission based on your submission(s) in the context of the previous survey . This data sheet may be empty if no decisions have been adopted directly under the Treaty in your Member State. “ Beneficiary Type_TCF_ TCTF ” : This data sheet should be filled in with the amounts of aid granted at each State aid measure level , breakdown by type of beneficiary (e.g. large undertakings, SMEs), as of 31 December 202 5 for all the legal bases included in this data collection , namely for all measures approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework/Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework and directly under the Treaty in the context of the Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “ Sectors_TCF_ TCTF ” : This data sheet should be filled in with the amounts of aid granted at each State aid measure level, breakdown by sector (identified by the main section of the NACE code of the beneficiary), as of 31 December 202 5 for all the legal bases included in this data collection, namely for all measures approved under the Temporary Crisis Framework/Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework and directly under the Treaty in the context of the Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “ Areas_2.8 _ TCTF ” : This new data sheet should be filled in with the total amounts of aid granted under section 2. 8 of the Temporary Crisis Framework/Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework “ Aid for accelerated investments in sectors strategic for the transition towards a net-zero economy ” , for investments in non-assisted regions, in assisted ‘a’ areas and in assisted ‘c’ areas , as of 31 December 202 5 . “ Guarantees used_TCF_TCTF ”: Please fill-in this data sheet for each measure under which guarantees have been provided, with data relative to : The total nominal amount of guarantees , as of 31 December 202 5 ; The total nominal amount of guarantees granted to companies in the energy sector (only applica ble for schemes under the Temporary Crisis Framework /Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework ); T he total nominal amount of guarantees triggered as of 31 December 202 5 : guarantees that have been used , for instance in case of default of the beneficiary . Any question related to the correct compilation of this data collection can be addressed to the email address: Sara FERRARO , [email protected] Giuseppina CANNAS , [email protected]. eu Please, cc: [email protected] and indicate HT.100437 in the subject of the email. EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR COMPETITION The Director-General Brussels, 20 November 2025 COMP/A3/(2025)12831485 PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, AUSTRIA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, BELGIUM PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, BULGARIA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, CROATIA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, CYPRUS PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, CZECH REPUBLIC PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, DENMARK PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, ESTONIAN REPUBLIC PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, FINLAND PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, FRANCE PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, GERMANY PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, GREECE PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, IRELAND PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, ITALY PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, LATVIAN REPUBLIC PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, LUXEMBOURG PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, MALTA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, THE NETHERLANDS PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, POLAND PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, PORTUGAL PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, ROMANIA PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, SPAIN PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, SLOVAK REPUBLIC PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, SLOVENIAN REPUBLIC PERMANENT REPRESENTATION, SWEDEN Subject: HT.100437 – Eighth survey on the use of State aid in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine Dear Sir, / Dear Madam, The European Commission would like to invite your national authorities to participate in the Eighth survey on the use of State aid in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. This survey is a crucial tool for the European Commission in its efforts to monitor the implementation of State aid temporary rules and to ensure a level playing field for all Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel. +32 22991111 companies operating in the EU. Your participation in this survey will contribute significantly to these efforts and provide valuable information for the European Commission to make informed decisions. As a reminder, we would like to inform you that certain sections of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework remain applicable until 31 December 2025. Specifically, sections 2.5 (Aid for accelerating the rollout of renewable energy and energy storage relevant for REPowerEU), 2.6 (Aid for the decarbonisation of industrial production processes through electrification and/or the use of renewable and electricity-based hydrogen fulfilling certain conditions and for energy efficiency measures), and 2.8 (Aid for accelerated investments in sectors strategic for the transition towards a net-zero economy) are still in force until this date. This 8th survey will collect data on the aid granted under the Temporary Crisis Framework, the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework or under any other measure approved in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine until 31 December 2025. The survey also seeks to gather specific information on the type of measures used, the sectors in which they were used and the type of companies that received support, the use of guarantees and the targeted regions for measures under section 2.8 of the TCTF “Aid for accelerated investments in sectors strategic for the transition towards a net-zero economy”. Enclosed with this letter are the technical instructions and the reporting template. We kindly request that your national authorities complete the survey by Friday, 30 January 2026, using the EU Survey link provided in the instructions. If you require any assistance in the completion of the survey, please do not hesitate to contact us at email addresses indicated in the instructions. We would like to thank you for your responsiveness and we look forward to receiving your valuable contribution. Yours faithfully, Electronically signed Linsey McCallum 2