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# Cyprus says EU backs barring Turkey from EUR 150 billion SAFE fund
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-23-cyprus-turkey-safe-exclusion/
- Published: 2025-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:01:48.000Z
- Description: Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said EU leaders adopted his position that states occupying territory or threatening members cannot access the EUR 150 billion SAFE loan fund. Greece backed the line, aimed at Turkey.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Cyprus Mail, 23 October 2025](https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/10/23/cyprus-position-on-turkish-involvement-in-safe-programme-adopted-by-eu-christodoulides-says?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a published Council legal act or a formal rejection of Turkey's SAFE application.

**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 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)