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UK tells MPs it will not revive talks to join EU's SAFE defence fund

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on 16 December 2025 that Britain will not restart talks to join the EU's SAFE loan fund, after Brussels quoted a EUR 6 billion entry cost against Canada's EUR 10 million.

Reported Editor-read Army Technology, 16 December 2025

What it does not test. This does not rule out future UK access through bilateral defence deals with individual member states, which Cooper said the UK would pursue instead.

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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