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EU Council agrees mandate for EUR 115 million AGILE defence innovation fund

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.

Verified Editor-read Council of the European Union press release, 3 June 2026

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

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

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