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EU commissioner proposes space take half of EUR 131 billion defence budget

EU Defence and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said the Commission proposes that space take half of its proposed EUR 131 billion 2028 to 2034 defence and space budget, about EUR 65 billion, a split still contested by member states and Parliament.

Reported AI-drafted Space Intel Report, 11 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the 50 percent split or the underlying EUR 131 billion budget has been agreed; the multiannual framework remains under negotiation.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Proposed 50/50 split of unagreed EUR131bn budget; contested, nothing adopted. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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