The European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is a centrally managed budget program by the European Commission, established in addition to the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2021–2027 planning period. The program aims to support reforms and investments related to the transition to a green and digital economy, as well as to mitigate the social and economic impact caused by crises.
The Latvian Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) was approved by the European Commission on June 22, 2021, and by the EU Council for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) on July 13, 2021. Latvia’s approved RRF funding amounts to €1.82 billion, available until August 31, 2026.
Latvia has chosen six components for implementing the RRP: 1) Climate change and sustainability, 2) Digital transformation, 3) Reducing inequality, 4) Health, 5) Economic transformation and productivity reform, 6) Rule of law.
Project Title: “Unified State Financial Resource Planning and Management Accounting Service Provision, Implementation of Unified Resource Management in Public Administration”
This project is implemented under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility Plan, investment 2.1.2.1.i. “Centralized Platforms and Systems for Governance”
Project No.: 2.1.2.1.i.0/1/23/I/VARAM/009
Implementing Institution (Funding Recipient): State Treasury
Project Partners: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Ministry of Economics, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Culture. The State Treasury also involves other stakeholders who will be future users of the centralized platform and services.
Project Objective: To create a centralized platform for accounting, personnel management, budget planning, and financial management for state direct administration institutions, promoting efficiency, digital transformation, and optimization of public funds.
Implementation Timeline: Q2 of 2026
Project Budget: €15,739,080, of which RRF funding is €13,440,000 and state budget funding (for VAT costs) is up to €2,299,080
Project Outcomes: A unified, centralized platform for public administration in accounting, personnel management, budget planning, and financial management is established; legislation and instructions are improved to ensure process standardization and service delivery at the Unified Service Center; transfer of ministries to the centralized platform has begun.
Project regulatory Framework: Cabinet of Ministers No. 10 December 2024 .1055 "Amendments to Cabinet order N of 28 June 2023 R.. 407 on 2.1.2.1 of the reform 2.1.2 r “enhancing the efficiency and interoperability of the use of public ICT resources” of component 2 “Digital transformation” of the European Union Recovery and resilience Mechanism Plan. investment in the approval of passport and centralised function or development plans for shared services of the “Central Management Platform and system” project “Unified State Administration planning of State Financial resources and provision of Management Accounting services, implementation of Unified Resource Management” "