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# 18 EU states request at least EUR127 billion in loans under SAFE instrument
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-30-eu-safe-127-billion-loan-requests/
- Published: 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:02:10.000Z
- Description: The European Commission says 18 member states have requested at least EUR 127 billion in loans under its SAFE defence instrument, with Commissioner Andrius Kubilius calling the demand proof of EU unity. Formal allocation requests are due by 30 November 2025.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission (DG DEFIS) press release, 30 July 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/18-initial-member-states-request-least-eu127-billion-under-safe-defence-instrument-2025-07-30%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the EUR 127 billion will be approved, disbursed or spent on European rather than non-European suppliers.

**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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