EU finalises 150-bn-euro loan scheme to rearm
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 19, 2025 EU countries have finalised a plan for a 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the face of Russia and worries over US reliability, diplomats said Monday. The SAFE borrowing scheme backed by the EU's central budget was proposed by Brussels in March as the bloc rushes to boost its defences. Member states haggled over what the money could be spent on and how countries outside th
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 19, 2025
EU countries have finalised a plan for a 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the face of Russia and worries over US reliability, diplomats said Monday.
The SAFE borrowing scheme backed by the EU's central budget was proposed by Brussels in March as the bloc rushes to boost its defences.
Member states haggled over what the money could be spent on and how countries outside th
EU countries have finalised a plan for a 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the face of Russia and worries over US reliability, diplomats said Monday.
The SAFE borrowing scheme backed by the EU's central budget was proposed by Brussels in March as the bloc rushes to boost its defences.
Member states haggled over what the money could be spent on and how countries outside th 
