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Lithuania receives first EUR 956.3 million payment under EU's SAFE fund

The European Commission disbursed Lithuania's first SAFE payment of EUR 956.3 million on 24 June, 15 percent of its EUR 6.4 billion total allocation under the EU's joint defence procurement loan instrument.

Verified European Commission (DG Defence Industry and Space) press release, 29 June 2026

What it does not test. Does not name which suppliers or contracts the disbursed money will fund.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. SAFE loan tranche paid to Lithuania; suppliers or parts nationality not disclosed. European Sovereignty Index

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