Politics

How Poland’s €43.7bn defense loan is caught in a sovereignty clash [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 12.02.2026, 15:52
Poland’s access to €43.7bn in European Union defense loans under the SAFE mechanism is at risk of being stalled by a presidential veto. Photo by Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Poland’s access to €43.7bn in European Union defense loans under the SAFE mechanism is at risk of being stalled by a presidential veto. Photo by Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto via Getty Images

SAFE has become another front in Poland’s sovereignty and US loyalty row.