Italy asks EU for €8 billion in SAFE defence funds
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The European Commission has received a letter from Italy requesting the use of the Safe funds. A senior EU official has been informed to the ANSA. The billions asked for in the end...
Rome confirms the use of a share of the 14.9 billion allocated. It will serve to purchase new weapons
With months of delay for the League, the executive sends the formal letter to Brussels to access the European Defence Contributions
The EU commission has received "reinsurance" from Italy on the European loan for the defense Safe and the contacts with Rome "are going in the right direction." (ANSA)
In total, Italy is available up to EUR 14.9 billion from the programme. Rome and Brussels are on the verge of reaching agreement on the loan, as reported by the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera. The repayment is expected to take place over a period of up to 45 years. The European Commission confirmed talks with Italy on the final amount of the funds and the timetable for the decision. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto had repeatedly declared th…
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