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Alice Tidey

France and Czech SAFE defence loan plans cleared, sources say, but Hungary row looms large

The spending plans of France and the Czech Republic for their slices of a €150 billion European defence programme have been finalised and are expected to be endorsed by the Commission shortly, diplomats have confirmed to Euronews.

Yet, while the plans are cleared, a row between Hungary and Ukraine over a damaged pipeline risks spilling over to the loan scheme and interfere with the timeline.

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