> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# EU Council agrees mandate for EUR 115 million AGILE defence innovation fund
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-03-eu-agile-defence-innovation-mandate/
- Published: 2026-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:11.000Z
- Description: Coreper approved the Council's mandate to negotiate with Parliament on AGILE, a EUR 115 million fund giving SMEs and start-ups fast grants to develop and test disruptive defence products and adapt civil technology for military use.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Council of the European Union press release, 3 June 2026](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/03/programme-for-agile-and-rapid-defence-innovation-council-ready-to-start-negotiations-with-the-european-parliament/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish final adoption; Council and Parliament still have to agree the regulation before any grant is paid.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Only a Council negotiating mandate on EUR115m fund; no regulation adopted. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)