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Croatia signs EUR 1,483.9 million Leopard 2A8 deal financed via EU SAFE loans

Croatia signed contracts in Berlin on 10 December 2025 for 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks worth EUR 1,483.9 million. EUR 1,140.4 million of that will be financed through the EU's SAFE loan instrument between 2026 and 2030, with deliveries due from 2028.

Verified AI-drafted Ministry of Defence of Croatia (MORH) press release, 10 December 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the SAFE loan tranche has itself been disbursed, only that it is earmarked to finance the contract.

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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