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EIB Group's security and defence financing quadruples to over EUR 4 billion

The EIB Group said its security and defence investments quadrupled to more than EUR 4 billion in 2025, close to 5% of its EU financing, within a record EUR 100 billion in total annual commitments, and it aims to hold that share in 2026.

Verified European Investment Bank press release, 29 January 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish which specific defence programmes received EIB financing or that the 5% share will be sustained in 2026.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EIB defence/security financing over EUR4B in 2025; no specific programmes named. European Sovereignty Index

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