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# Greece receives first EUR 118.2 million SAFE defence loan payment
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-23-greece-first-safe-payment/
- Published: 2026-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:58.000Z
- Description: The European Commission paid Greece the first EUR 118.2 million tranche of its EUR 787.7 million SAFE loan allocation, money Greece must spend on EU-made ammunition, missiles, air defence and ground combat systems.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified

Verified [European Commission, DG DEFIS, 24 July 2026](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/greece-receives-first-eur1182-million-payment-under-safe-defence-instrument-2026-07-24%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which company or country will supply the equipment Greece eventually buys with the loan.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. EUR118.2m tranche paid, must buy EU-made defence gear, reinforcing EU parts supply. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)