Drafting national recovery plans and stakeholder involvement: an opportunity for strengthening EU legitimacy?

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is at the heart of Next Generation EU, Europe’s plan to tackle economic fallout pandemic crisis. To obtain this support, national plans outlining structural reforms be implemented by member states are submitted for assessment European Commission before being approved Council. Accordingly, effectively implement financed RRF, governments their constituents must show ownership over process. While it should in everyone’s interest disburse recovery funds as soon possible so reach a strong effect, equally important ensure enough time public consultations with relevant stakeholders successful reflection input from plans. However, drafting proved laborious exercise, bringing back concerns EU democratic deficit. Consequently, crucial question whether crisis proper opportunity bridge legitimacy gap which has widened era EU’s In an attempt answer question, paper provides overview overall involvement resilience based on information gathered several official reports.