Poland has embarked on a signing spree and inked 40 contracts

Poland on Friday was the first country to receive a share of its €43.7 billion allocation from the Security Action For Europe (SAFE) loan programme for defence procurement.

Warsaw received €6.6 billion, making up 15% of its total allocation.

A total of 19 countries last year requested access to the €150 billion SAFE loan programme aimed at spurring joint defence procurement. Warsaw received the largest allocation, followed by Romania, Hungary, France, and Italy.

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