Brussels
Europe’s attempt to build a unified defense-industrial framework has faltered, as the UK remains excluded from the EU’s new €150B SAF-E funding instrument — underscoring ongoing fragmentation in European strategic cooperation.
United Kingdom
The UK has rejected Brussels’ demand to pay up to €6.75 billion to join the EU’s new SAFE defense fund, deepening post-Brexit tensions and potentially sidelining Britain from Europe’s largest collective rearmament initiative.
EU
The EU Council and European Parliament have reached a landmark agreement to accelerate and coordinate investments in Europe’s defense sector under the “ReArm Europe” plan — with Ukraine officially joining the European Defence Fund.