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# Von der Leyen says EU's EUR 150 billion SAFE defence loan plan fully subscribed
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-29-eu-safe-150bn-fully-subscribed/
- Published: 2025-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:01:18.000Z
- Description: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, during a visit to Riga, that the EU's EUR 150 billion SAFE defence loan instrument has been fully subscribed, with nineteen member states requesting loans for joint defence procurement.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Eunews, 29 August 2025](https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/08/29/von-der-leyen-150-billion-safe-plan-has-been-fully-subscribed/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish how much of the subscribed sum has been disbursed or which suppliers will win the joint procurement contracts.

**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/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)