US Edition18 countries apply for EU billions as Europe seeks to provide for its own security without the US
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUL 30 – Nine European Union countries have applied for loans from the $173 billion Security Assistance Facility to boost defense production and support Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
- Brussels announced on July 30, 2025, that nine EU members expressed interest in loans under the $173 billion SAFE scheme, the European Commission said.
- Earlier this month, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius and Finance Chief Valdis Dombrovskis urged capitals to use the SAFE scheme launched under the ReArm Europe initiative.
- By midday Tuesday, only nine requests had been submitted, including Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hungary, and Lithuania, said the European Commission.
- The scheme, as described by the European Commission, offers 45-year repayment terms with up to 15% advance payments for EU participants, strengthening Ukraine's defense.
- Next year, capitals could issue new projects to use the remaining 23 billion, said the European Commission.
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18 countries apply for EU billions as Europe seeks to provide for its own security without the U.S.
The Security Action for Europe fund is a $173 billion program of cheap loans that member countries, Ukraine and outsiders with an EU security agreement, like Britain, can use to buy military equipment together.
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18 EU nations seek 147 billion USD from new defence fund
Brussels: Eighteen European Union countries have applied for billions of euros from a new defence fund aimed at helping Europe provide for its own security, the bloc’s executive branch said Wednesday, with Poland seeking more than a third of the money. The Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund is a 150-billion-euro (USD 173 billion) programme of cheap loans that member countries, Ukraine and outsiders with an EU security agreement, like Britain…
The European Commission has already received requests for appropriations from Member States interested in financing joint arms purchases. It has finally been 18 States and requests for loans to the European defence fund and related projects amount to 127 billion euros, according to the EU Executive. The figure has increased considerably in the last hours because a day earlier, this Tuesday, the Commission itself had reported that there were nine…
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