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# SAFE loan instrument pays Croatia first EUR 255 million tranche
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-10-safe-croatia-payment/
- Published: 2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:04.000Z
- Description: The European Commission disbursed Croatia's first SAFE loan tranche of EUR 255 million, 15 percent of its EUR 1.7 billion allocation, following the loan agreement signed by Croatia and Commissioner Kubilius in May.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported

Reported [The Brussels Times, 10 July 2026, reporting a European Commission statement](https://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/2224550/eus-safe-scheme-sends-first-e255m-to-croatia-amid-defence-overhaul?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish what defence equipment Croatia will actually procure with the disbursed funds.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. EUR255M disbursed but no equipment or supplier named, no answer moves. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)