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# EU Council authorises SAFE defence fund talks with UK and Canada
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-18-eu-council-safe-uk-canada-negotiations/
- Published: 2025-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:01:04.000Z
- Description: The Council authorised the Commission on 18 September 2025 to open talks with the UK and Canada on joining the EUR 150 billion SAFE loan scheme. France had pushed to cap non-EU content, leaving terms for British and Canadian firms unresolved.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Council of the EU press release, 18 September 2025](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/09/18/defence-investment-council-authorises-negotiations-with-uk-and-canada-on-their-participation-in-safe/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the UK or Canada have agreed terms, since the decision only opens negotiations and the non-EU content cap remains unsettled.

**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 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)