Public participation in RRPs survey

	A	B	C	D	E	F
1		Are draft recovery plans publicly available thus far?	Were these plans consulted with environmental CSOs?	Were the consultation responses published and addressed?	Is there a working group open to environmental CSOs?	Will there be a strategic environmental assessment of all or part of the plan?
2	AUSTRIA	NO - A draft is not ready yet.	NO	NO	NO	NO - No information on this.
3	BELGIUM	YES - Only broad lines of the draft plan, final version is expected by end of March.	YES - Consultations were quite transparent through official consultation bodies.	NO	YES - Two consultation bodies at the federal level, less transparency at the regional level.	YES - But only a global evaluation (not per project).
4	BULGARIA	YES - A broad draft plan was first presented on 30 October, then a more detailed presentation on energy and environment was shared in December. A second draft was sent to the Commission on 20 January but the government only plans to make available the third draft due at the end of February.	YES - The consultation took place in November, covering the entirety of a non-detailed plan.	NO - Received positions were published but not yet addressed, although the Deputy-Minister promised to address input coming from NGOs.	NO - NGOs were not involved in the writing or preparation of the plans. The only discussion with groups as ZZ, GP and WWF was hosted by the Ministry of Energy on 12 November.	NO - Unclear yet, it is possible that a SEA will be conducted once the document is finalised or nearly finalised.
5	CROATIA	NO - Only general lines of the draft were communicated through the media.	NO - The general public and stakeholder groups were not consulted.	NO	NO - Although CSOs are demanding an open and participative process.	NO
6	CYPRUS	NO - Draft report is ready but not published.	NO	NO	NO	NO - Probably not.
7	CZECHIA	NO - Only an initial basic draft with missing chapters that was submitted in October to the European Commission. No prior public participation and no government approval, this draft was just a government acknowledgment. The basic draft is available here: https://www.vlada.cz/assets/urad-vlady/poskytovani-informaci/poskytnute-informace-na-zadost/Vychodiska-NP-obnovy.pdf.	YES - However it was only after the strong pressure from the civic society that the relevant Ministry of Industry and Trade started to organise round tables in December, yet with no clear rules about participation or addressing the comments.	NO	NO - No clear rules.	NO - Based on the information from the Council on Sustainable Development on 20 January, no intention to conduct SEAs.
8	DENMARK	NO - The government intends to use the Plan to support sectoral deals whose texts are already available.	NO - Only industry sectors were given the opportunity to submit written recommendations via the government's "Climate Partnership".	NO - Only the input from the industrial sector was addressed.	NO - The administration intends to organise a web-meeting to explain the RRP but without sharing any document, only through a presentation.	NO - SEA are probably not relevant. RRP should be put together from the various climate initiatives already politically agreed earlier in 2020.
9	ESTONIA	YES - Although only a broad draft shared in December, available here: https://www.rahandusministeerium.ee/sites/default/files/Valistoetused/valistoetused-2020-12-03.pdf.	NO - The former government used input from internal discussions, strategic documents and prior consultation. The Ministry of Finance declared the intention to organise PP events at the end of January 2021, but still no information shared with CSOs. The new government intends to re-discuss the draft.	NO	NO - Although the Ministry of Finance plans additional dialogue.	NO - Probably not, due to the fast pace of the process.
10	FRANCE	YES - The National Recovery Plan is already available, while RRP is not yet public and it is hard to access the details of the Recovery Plan (part of the Finance Law for 2021).	NO - No public consultation, but discussions between ministries and CSOs.	NO	YES - There is a monitoring group aiming at tracking the Recovery Plan.	NO
11	GERMANY	YES - A first draft was published on 15 December, 2020, Available here: https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Gesetzestexte/Gesetze_Gesetzesvorhaben/Abteilungen/Abteilung_E/2020-12-16-deutscher-aufbau-und-resilienzplan/1-Regierungsentwurf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 .	NO - No dedicated consultation process with environmental NGOs seems to be planned.	NO	NO - The social partners were involved at a late stage during the Macroeconomic Dialogue in November. No special consultations or working groups were instituted. Environmental NGOs were not consulted at all.	NO - The plan does not refer to a SEA for the entire RRP, but certain projects (energy and transport infrastructure) are required by law to complete an SEA.
12	GREECE	NO - A document of "Strategic guidelines" for the RRP was made public. The full draft submitted to the Commission has not been made public.	YES - The "Strategic Directions" document was put to consultation.	NO	NO	NO - Probably not.
13	HUNGARY	NO- A thirteen-page summary of the draft RRP was published on 2 December on the HU government's EU website, without allocations or concrete details. Available here: https://www.palyazat.gov.hu/helyreallitasi-es-ellenallokepessegi-eszkoz-rrf.	YES - A call for public consultation was launched but without a precise deadline	NO - The CSO and stakeholder responses are automatically displayed on the website when the stakeholder uploads it to the government website, but the responses can be sent in also via email to the Ministry so there may be more responses than displayed. The Ministry's replies to the stakeholder responses are promised to be uploaded onto the same webpage and potentially also how these were addressed. The first consultation round ended on 31 January, the Ministry's replies are not ready nor published yet.	NO - Not aware of the existence of any working groups or whether these are open to CSOs	NO - But EIAs are promised to be used for projects in the Plan.
14	ITALY	YES - The final draft was approved by the government on 12 January and sent to the Parliament. A political crisis is now open and it's not clear what will happen.	NO - There were meetings with ministers but the process was not clear or linear. Now the document is discussed at the Parliament and hearings are going on with stakeholders	No	NO	NO - But some projects will certaintly require it.
15	LATVIA	YES - The draft plan was published on 27 January. Available here: https://www.esfondi.lv/atveselosanas-un-noturibas-mehanisms.	NO - Even though consultations took place in the end of November and December (first without environmental CSOs which were later included), they happened while the draft RRP was not yet available, only presentations were shared.	YES - For those that were provided during December online event, but not for those that were sent in as a letter afterwards.	NO	YES - It has been promised.
16	POLAND	NO - The RRP draft is not available and the government is not sharing any information (works are carried out in closed working groups).	NO - Only some at the regional level, the general public was able to submit proposals in August but very few knew about this opportunity.	NO - RRP is supposed to be subject to public consultations after February.	NO	NO - No clear information but SEAs are not expected.
17	PORTUGAL	YES - A first version was submitted to the European Commission on 15 October. Available here: https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc22/comunicacao/documento?i=plano-de-recuperacao-e-resiliencia-recuperar-portugal-2021-2026-plano-preliminar-.	YES - The first version of RRP is based on the previous document “Strategic Vision for the Portuguese Economic Recovery Plan”. Over a thousand contributions on the latter (including from NGOs) were received and taken into consideration.	YES - Over a thousand contributions (including from NGOs) were received and taken into consideration. The contributions were analysed and made publicly available.	NO - Only meetings with the Environmental Minister.	NO - No information on this.
18	ROMANIA	NO - A first draft of the Plan was published in November, 2020 and it is now being revised, but a newer version is still not available	YES - Although the quite limitative space left for feedback, comments and suggestions were collected until 31 December, 2020 through an online table.	NO	NO - Working groups with representatives from the government will be established, but not clear if CSOs will be included, most likely no.	NO - No clear information.
19	SLOVAKIA	NO - Only a fifteen page summary of a four-hundred page version sent to the Commission on 23 December is publicly available. Available here: https://www.planobnovy.sk/page/document.	YES - NGOs formally participated in the working group in August and submitted joint recommendations on energy, waste, transport and biodiversity. Events were also organised unsystematically in November.	NO - the Ministry promised to publish the responses once the stakeholders upload them to the Government. Still, responses from the first round of consultations (ended on 31 January) are not ready yet.	NO - Since after the Summer, Ministry of Finance is pretending to do public consultations with press conferences and streaming discussion events without publishing the up-to-date version of the RRP.	NO
20	SLOVENIA	NO - Only a brief governmental document including framework of financial distribution of the fund (with an option to sign a confidentiality agreement, meaning it is possible to see the RRP but not to speak of it publicly).	NO - Informal consultation with some local authorities and industry actors, only one meeting with NGOs which was mostly informative.	NO	NO - Only information through an NGO representative following the implementation of MFF 2014-2020.	NO
21	SPAIN	YES - A general document was published on 20 October: the Plan for Recovery, Transformation and Resilience presents strategic guidelines but no detailed information.	YES - Information and discussion meetings with the government in Autumn (especially on resilient ecosystems and infrastructures, on just energy transition and on transport and mobility). However the public participation process was not formal or structured.	NO - As the consultation process was not formal, responses are not available.	NO - The outline plan does not mention public participation in the preparation of the draft or final RRP; instead it focuses on participation mechanisms in the application of the RRP. These are are expected to involve NGOs.	NO - SEAs are not expected (no explicit indication of the Do No Harm principle either)
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