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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 AI-drafted 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

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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