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# EU Council adds EUR 74 billion in SAFE loans, Poland's share EUR 44 billion
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-17-safe-second-batch-loans-poland-italy-greece/
- Published: 2026-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:10.000Z
- Description: Council of the EU formally adopted a second batch of SAFE loans, EUR 74 billion, for Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Finland. Poland's share: EUR 44 billion; Italy: EUR 14.9 billion; Greece: EUR 787.7 million.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported

Reported [Anadolu Agency, 17 February 2026](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/eu-expands-multibillion-euro-safe-funding-to-eight-more-member-states/3832879?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that funds have been disbursed or spent, nor confirm which suppliers will be used.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +3 of 36 possible. €74bn more SAFE loans (Poland €44bn) require EU-content procurement; not yet spent. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)