WIADOMOŚCI East Front News #80: Europe’s Defence Shifts: Poland Leads SAFE Investments Aleksander Olech 7 min. Defence24Copy link Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on XEuropean Commission approves Poland's €43.7bn SAFE defence planThe European Commission has approved Poland’s national defence spending plan under the SAFE programme, covering 139 projects with a total value of €43.7 billion. Alongside Poland, the European Commission also approved plans submitted by Estonia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Finland, strengthening collective European defence efforts. France’s long-standing nuclear deterrence doctrine has returned to the centre of European security debates amid growing uncertainty over the durability of American nuclear guarantees. Coupled with a newly signed EU–India Security and Defence Partnership, the deal could help diversify India’s economic and defence ties away from Russia.