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Government finance · 10 Apr 2026

SAFE loan to France

Issuer or borrower
French Republic
Date
10 Apr 2026
Amount
€15.09bn
US$ equivalent
US$17.5bn
Type
Government finance
Structure
EU SAFE loan, maximum about €15.09bn with about €2.26bn pre-financing
Country
France

This is a programme-level or conditional commitment. It is listed for reference and left out of funded totals.

Sources

  1. Council of the EU: SAFE final green light for financial assistance to Czechia and France consilium.europa.eu · 10 Apr 2026

Checked against the documents above. Record DEF-2026-0007.

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