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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13698
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NEWS BRIEFS / Economy/defence

Ireland will not participate in ‘SAFE’ instrument for granting loans to increase national military spending

29/08/2025 (Agence Europe) – After initially notifying its intention to call on loans from the European ‘SAFE’ instrument aimed at increasing national military spending (see EUROPE B13696A6), Ireland finally withdrew its request. In all, nineteen EU Member States will be taking part in the initiative, which has been allocated a maximum of €150 billion. On Tuesday 9 September, the European Commission will notify the Member States of the provisional breakdown of loans granted to...

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BEACONS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Commission President urged to reassure ‘von der Leyen’ majority, under pressure from her own political family (2/2)
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ funds could be used for PURL initiative, according to EU High Representative
IRAN: return of sanctions linked to nuclear programme - EU High Representative calls for remaining time to be used for diplomacy
LEBANON: Ireland to propose that EU launch CSDP mission to train armed forces
UNITED STATES: EU must obtain guarantees from Washington that agreement on tariffs will actually be respected, warns Bernd Lange
SECURITY - DEFENCE
SECURITY/DEFENCE: Evika Siliņa emphasises role of defence in next multiannual financial framework
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: António Costa will be taking pulse of capitals to prepare for forthcoming geopolitical and economic summits
FUTURE OF EU: Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz reject any foreign interference in EU’s digital sovereignty
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: MEP Tomislav Sokol proposes strengthening proposal on critical medicines
CLIMATE: European Commission publishes three studies with view to European programme for financing and purchasing carbon removal credits
AGRICULTURE: European Dairy Association criticises trade concessions granted to United States
TRANSPORT/CUSTOMS: CLECAT calls on European Commission to suspend implementation of import control system for road and rail
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality is calling for action to combat stereotypes that perpetuate gender inequality
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY : Council of Europe’s Secretary General to take part in Bled Strategic Forum
MOLDOVA: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe announces pre-election visit to Moldova
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: Ireland will not participate in ‘SAFE’ instrument for granting loans to increase national military spending
ENVIRONMENT : coalition of NGOs calls on citizens to defend ‘imported deforestation’ regulation in call for evidence for ‘environment’ omnibus
JAPAN: European Commission consults on EU-Japan trade agreement
REGIONS: delegation of European mayors in Istanbul to defend local democracy