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# Bulgaria submits EUR 3.2 billion funding request under EU's SAFE instrument
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-02-bulgaria-safe-investment-plan/
- Published: 2025-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:08.000Z
- Description: Bulgaria's defence ministry confirmed it submitted a EUR 3.2 billion funding request to the European Commission under the EU's SAFE instrument, meeting the 30 November national investment plan deadline. The plan covers radars, air defence and artillery through 2030.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Novinite.com, 2 December 2025](https://www.novinite.com/articles/235724/Bulgaria+Seeks+3.2+Billion+Euros+from+EU+SAFE+Fund+to+Modernize+Armed+Forces?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the European Commission has approved or disbursed any part of the requested EUR 3.2 billion.

**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 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)