EU rejects Baltic states' €500 million anti-drone funding request, suggests loans
Commissioner Kubilius says commission cannot offer requested funding; suggests SAFE loans as one possibility
The European Commission has responded to a joint request from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for €500 million in new funding to develop anti-drone defences, saying it could not offer the additional funding sought. European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said one possibility was to make use of additional funding under the SAFE instrument.