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Poland's Sejm passes law to receive EUR 43.7 billion in SAFE defence loans

Poland's Sejm passed, 236 to 199, legislation creating a state bank BGK financial instrument to receive and channel EUR 43.7 billion in EU SAFE defence loans, with over 80 percent earmarked for domestic industry.

Reported Editor-read Notes From Poland, 13 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish final enactment; the bill still needed Senate review and presidential assent before taking effect.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Sejm passed EUR43.7bn SAFE receiving-mechanism law; Senate/president assent still pending. European 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 2026-09-19. How the record is made

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