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EU presents Readiness 2030 White Paper with EUR 150 billion SAFE defence loans

The Commission presented its White Paper for European Defence: Readiness 2030, proposing to mobilise up to EUR 800 billion, including a EUR 150 billion SAFE loan instrument. SAFE loans require at least 65 percent of component costs from the EU, Ukraine or eligible EEA/EFTA states.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission, White Paper for European Defence: Readiness 2030, 19 March 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the SAFE Regulation was yet adopted by the Council or that any member state had drawn a loan.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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