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Danish pension fund AkademikerPension lifts ban on European arms makers

Denmark's AkademikerPension lifted its exclusion of Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Leonardo, Safran, Thales and Babcock over nuclear weapons links, opening its portfolio to six European defence firms worth a combined DKK 2.6 trillion.

Verified AI-drafted AkademikerPension announcement, 25 June 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the fund has actually invested in any of the six companies.

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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