# Brussels hopes unused defence loans can help fill Ukraine’s budget gap

https://mins.news/en/video/121191

- euronews, 2026-10-29 17:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juCUBybzEuk

> The European Commission has reopened €21.3 billion in unused SAFE defence loans and urged EU governments to spend them on joint projects with Ukraine, which faces a €70 billion budget gap. Brussels cannot compel them, but hopes joint procurement rules will direct some funding to Kyiv.

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