Mitsotakis tells POLITICO Europe needs a common defence loan facility

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told POLITICO that defence is "the ultimate European public good" needing European funding, and floated a common European loan facility for defence projects. He pressed the same case at that week's European Council.

Reported Opinion Editor-read POLITICO, 23 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not show other member states agreeing to joint defence borrowing or any mechanism being adopted.

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.

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