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SAFE | Security Action for Europe - European Commission SAFE | Security Action for Europe Adopted by the Council of the European Union on the 27 th of May 2025, SAFE (Security Action for Europe) is the EU’s new financial instrument designed to provide financial support to Member States to speed up defence readiness by allowing urgent and major investments in support of the European defence industry, with a focus on closing critical capability gaps.
Strengthening Europe’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base SAFE will provide up to €150 billion in competitively priced, long-maturity loans to Member States requesting financial assistance for investments in defence capabilities. These loans will finance urgent and large-scale procurement efforts , ensuring that Europe’s defence industry can deliver the necessary equipment when it is needed most.
To maximise impact and reduce fragmentation, projects will be based on common procurement , involving at least one Member State benefitting from SAFE and another Member States, as well as Ukraine and EEA-EFTA countries . However, in light of current geopolitical realities, SAFE will also temporarily support procurements by individual Member States to ensure timely delivery of critical assets.
EU borrowing for the financing of the new programme will enable competitively priced and attractively structured long-duration loans to requesting Member States. The terms of these loans benefit from the EU's strong credit rating . A United European Defence Response SAFE supports the goals set out by the European Council in March 2025 to increase defence readiness.
It is the first pillar of the European Commission’s ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 , which aims to unlock over €800 billion in defence spending across the EU.
The initiative complements existing EU efforts by: Boosting national defence budgets through greater flexibility under the Stability and Growth Pact; Facilitating defence-related investment through EU cohesion and regional funds; Leveraging support from the European Investment Bank ; Mobilising private capital to support strategic defence initiatives.
SAFE supports the procurement of priority defence products grouped into two categories: Artillery systems, including deep precision strike capabilities Ground combat capabilities and their support systems, including soldier equipment and infantry weapons Small drones (NATO class 1) and related anti-drone systems Critical infrastructure protection Military mobility including counter-mobility Air and missile defence systems Maritime surface and underwater capabilities Drones other than small drones (NATO class 2 and 3) and related anti-drone systems Strategic enablers such as, but not limited to, strategic airlift, air-to-air refueling, C4ISTAR systems as well as space assets and services Artificial intelligence and electronic warfare Across both categories, procurement contracts must ensure that no more than 35% of component costs originate from outside the EU, EEA-EFTA, or Ukraine.
Category 2 projects must meet stricter eligibility conditions, including the possession by contractors of the capacity to modify the equipment in case of need without non EU restrictions.
Special Group Representatives (SGRs) in each EU Member State ensuring the success of SAFE Allocation per Member State National defence investment plans endorsed by the European Commission: National defence investment plans under evaluation by the Commission: *Tentative amounts as allocated in September 2025 following the expression of interest.
Supporting Ukraine and Trusted Partners SAFE marks a new chapter in EU cooperation with trusted third countries. From the outset, Ukraine and EEA-EFTA countries will participate on equal terms with EU Member States. This includes eligibility for joint procurement and procurement from their defence industries.
While only Member States can obtain SAFE loans, the following countries may participate in common procurement : EU acceding, candidate, and potential candidate countries ; Countries that have signed Security and Defence Partnerships with the EU, such as Albania , Canada , Japan , Moldova , North Macedonia , Norway , South Korea , and the United Kingdom .
Additional bilateral or multilateral agreements may be concluded to broaden participation and eligibility. Based on submitted the National Defence investment plans, 15 member States will do projects with Ukraine. SAFE entered into force on the 29 th of May 2025 , following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Member States can submit national plans to access funding and begin implementing procurement projects aligned with EU priorities. The Commission is currently reviewing the different batches of proposals.
Deadline for Member States to express interest and quantify indicative amount of loans to be requested Submission of the National Defence Investment Plans from 19 Member States Adoption of the Commission proposal for financial assistance to a first batch of 8 Member States Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania Adoption of the Commission proposal for financial assistance to a second batch of 8 Member States Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Finland Adoption of Council Implementing Decisions Negotiation of Loan agreements and operational arrangements, triggering pre-financing Communication to the College General publications 9 September 2025 Communication to the College on the notification to requesting Member States of the allocation of the loan amounts pursuant to Council Regulation 2025/1106 Proposals for Council Implementing Decisions General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Belgium General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Bulgaria General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Croatia General publications 15 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Cyprus General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Denmark General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Estonia General publications 27 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Finland General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Greece General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Italy General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Latvia General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Lithuania General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Poland General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Portugal General publications 15 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Romania General publications 26 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Slovakia General publications 16 January 2026 Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on making the financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 available to Spain General publications 19 March 2025 ReArm Factsheet / Readiness 2030 General publications 20 March 2025 White Paper for European Defence readiness 2030 SAFE Special Group documents General publications 21 October 2025 Minimum standards and Guiding principles General publications 21 October 2025 SAFE Special Group Rules of Procedure
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