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# EU Council adopts EUR 150 billion SAFE joint defence procurement loans
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-27-eu-council-adopts-safe-regulation/
- Published: 2025-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:01:16.000Z
- Description: The Council of the EU adopted the SAFE regulation, an EU instrument lending up to EUR 150 billion for joint defence procurement. Loans require joint procurement, with non-EU content capped at 35 percent of each contract; it took effect on 29 May.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [EEAS press release, 27 May 2025](https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/safe-council-adopts-%E2%82%AC150-billion-boost-joint-procurement-european-security-and-defence%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which member states will request loans or what equipment will actually be bought.

**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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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