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Bulgaria and Latvia Receive First Tranches of SAFE

Eco28 August 2026 at 15:23

Bulgaria and Latvia received the first tranches of SAFE, totaling 489.3 million euros for Sofia and 524.7 million euros for Riga, corresponding to 15% of their guaranteed allocations of 3.3 billion and 3.5 billion euros, respectively. These are the first payments to these two countries through this European defense financing instrument.

The European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andrius Kubilius, said these payments will help Bulgaria and Latvia accelerate essential investments in defense, strengthening their readiness and resilience on the eastern border of the EU. SAFE allows Member States to invest more quickly, acquire equipment more effectively through joint actions and strengthen Europe's defense industrial base.

SAFE provides up to 150 billion euros in loans to Member States to finance mainly joint purchases of ammunition, missiles, air defense systems and ground combat equipment produced in the European Union. The instrument is part of the ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 plan, which aims to mobilize more than 800 billion euros in investment in European defense.

With Bulgaria and Latvia, the number of countries that have already received the first tranche of the loan rises to seven, after Poland, Cyprus, Croatia, Estonia and Romania. Portugal has an allocation of 5.8 billion euros through SAFE, but continues to not receive the first disbursement of 15%, with the European Commission not yet advancing a date for the first Portuguese tranche.


A Bulgária e a Letónia receberam 489,3 milhões e 524,7 milhões de euros do SAFE, respetivamente, representando os primeiros pagamentos a estes países. Em ambos os casos, o desembolso corresponde a 15% das fatias garantidas, 3,3 mil milhões de euros no caso de Sófia e 3,5 mil milhões para Riga.

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Com estes primeiros pagamentos do SAFE, estamos a ajudar a Bulgária e a Letónia a acelerar investimentos essenciais na área da defesa, ao mesmo tempo que reforçamos a sua prontidão e resiliência. Estamos a agir de forma rápida e decisiva para apoiar os Estados-membros na fronteira oriental da UE. O SAFE permite aos Estados-membros investir mais rapidamente, adquirir com maior eficácia através de ações conjuntas e reforçar a base industrial de defesa da Europa”, assinala Andrius Kubilius, comissário europeu para a Defesa e o Espaço, citado em comunicado.

O SAFE disponibiliza até 150 mil milhões de euros em empréstimos aos Estados-membros para financiar sobretudo compras conjuntas de munições, mísseis, sistemas de defesa aérea e equipamentos de combate terrestre produzidos na União Europeia. O instrumento integra o plano ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030, que pretende mobilizar mais de 800 mil milhões de euros em investimento na Defesa europeia.

Tratam-se dos primeiros de vários desembolsos previstos, que serão feitos “à medida que as metas acordadas e a implementação forem atingidas”.

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Com Bulgária e Letónia, sobe para sete o número de países que já receberam a primeira tranche do empréstimo, depois da Polónia, Chipre, Croácia, Estónia e Roménia. A Roménia recebeu na quarta-feira 2,5 mil milhões de euros, correspondentes a 15% dos 16,7 mil milhões de euros atribuídos ao país.

Portugal tem uma alocação de 5,8 mil milhões de euros através do SAFE, mas continua sem receber o primeiro desembolso de 15%. A Comissão Europeia ainda não avançou com uma data para a primeira tranche portuguesa.

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