Poland asked the EU for €43.7 billion in military loans.

      Funds will go to border fortifications, drones and air defense

      Poland has submitted an application to the European Commission for military loans totaling €43.7 billion. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Poland, Cezary Tomczyk.

      According to him, the funds are planned to be allocated to strengthening defensive structures on the country’s eastern borders under the “Eastern Shield” program, purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles, strengthening air defense and developing long‑strike capabilities. In addition, part of the funds will go to the development of transport infrastructure.

      Poland has become the largest recipient of funding under the SAFE program — the country accounts for almost one third of the total €150 billion. In addition to Poland, 18 other EU countries will receive loans under this program.

      In spring 2025 the European Union began taking steps toward large‑scale militarization. In March, at an emergency summit in Brussels, a rearmament plan ReArm EU (“Rearm the EU”) with a budget of €800 billion was approved. The plan provides for joint weapons purchases and the use of funds from the program to support depressed regions. Later the EU Council approved the program to finance the militarization of Europe (SAFE) with a funding volume of €150 billion. It will become part of a long‑term military build‑up program through 2030. At the June NATO summit in The Hague it was decided to increase European countries’ military spending to 5% of GDP by 2034.

      More news about the event:

      Poland requested €43.7 billion in military loans from the EU

      Funds will go to border fortifications, drones and air defense

      Poland has submitted an application to the European Commission for military loans totaling €43.7 billion. 05:41 30.11.2025 Realnoe Vremya — Kazan

      Poland requested a €43.7 billion military loan from the EC

      The Polish Ministry of Defence submitted an application for a €43.7 billion military loan under the pan‑European defence financing program SAFE (Security Action for Europe). 20:46 29.11.2025 Business Online — Kazan

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      British authorities confirmed the failure of talks on access to the EU defence fund

      Brussels had expected the United Kingdom to contribute about €6.75 billion to the pan‑European fund

      British authorities were ultimately unable to reach an agreement with the European Union (EU) on joining the defence fund Secu... 03:38 29.11.2025 Online47.Ru — Leningrad Region

      Russian military repelled a drone attack on Bryansk Oblast, six UAVs shot down

      The air defence system successfully repelled a nighttime drone attack on Bryansk Oblast, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported. 08:21 28.11.2025 GTRK — Bryansk

      Most of them occurred in the residential sector

      Fire and rescue units also took part in dealing with the aftermath of seven road accidents.

      Komsomolskaya Pravda — Kazan

      30.11.2025

      Dear colleagues! Dear friends!

      On behalf of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan and personally, I congratulate everyone on Mother’s Day!

      Federation of Trade Unions of RT

      The Rais of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, congratulated his female subscribers on social networks (including the MAX messenger channel) on Mother’s Day and posted a video greeting for the holiday.

      IA Tatar‑inform

      Today, between 12:00 and 16:00 Moscow time, a second drone was shot down over Tatarstan.

      GTRK Tatarstan

      Air defence systems shot down one unmanned aerial vehicle flying over the territory of Tatarstan.

      Novaya Kama newspaper

      One of the main topics of the weekly “business Monday” was the upcoming decade dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3.

      Nizhnekamskaya Pravda newspaper

      In Russia, Mother’s Day is observed on the last Sunday of November. On this occasion the head of the district, Albert Rakhmatullin, congratulated all the mothers of the district.

      Kaibitskie Zori

      Mother’s Day was celebrated in Aktanysh, paying tribute to heroic mothers. On the last Sunday of November the whole country congratulates its dearest people, and concerts were held all week in kindergartens and schools across the district.

      IA Tatar‑inform

      At the end of November, on the eve of the traditional Mother’s Day holiday, residents of the city of Nurlat gathered together to celebrate the important event at the modern cultural and leisure center “Grani”.

      Nurlatsky District