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- May 27, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Dec 31, 203090% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
EU Adopts SAFE, a EUR 150 Billion Defence Loan Instrument
- The Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 on 27 May 2025, citing Russia's war against Ukraine as 'an existential challenge for the European Union'[1]
- Article 6 caps SAFE loans at EUR 150 billion; loan agreements can run up to 45 years and payments can be approved until 31 December 2030[1]
- Components from outside the EU, EEA-EFTA states and Ukraine may not exceed 35% of the cost of an end product, and common procurements must involve at least two participating countries[1]
- Only Hungary abstained; SAFE is part of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030[2]
- Canada signed on in December 2025, the first non-European country to join[2]
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- [1]90%web.archive.org/web/20260712050416/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1106/oj/engweb.archive.org· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts May 27, 2025 ✓· Ends Dec 31, 2030 ✓· 50% of score
Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 'of 27 May 2025 establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE)', 'Done at Brussels, 27 May 2025'; Article 12(1): the loans' availability period 'shall end on 31 December 2030'.
- [2]75%Security Action for Europeen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 50% of score
Says the General Affairs Council gave final approval in May 2025 with only Hungary abstaining, that SAFE stems from the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, that projects need at least 65% European components, and that Canada joined in December 2025 as the first non-European participant.[1]
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