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Security Action For Europe (SAFE) Through The Reinforcement of The European Defence Industry Instrument
Current: Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of the European defence industry instrument

Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of the European defence industry instrument - Timeline

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Interinstitutional Timeline

Goedgekeurd on 16/07/2025 - Bureau decision date: 21/01/2025

Referentie

CCMI/243-EESC-2025

Opinion Type

Optional

Commission References

COM(2025) 122 final 2025/0122 NLE

Official Journal

http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5156/oj

Rapporteur

Maurizio MENSI

Civil Society Organisations - GR III

Italy

Co-rapporteur

Jan PIE

(Sweden

Plenary session number

598

Jul 16, 2025 - Jul 17, 2025
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Optreden voor de veiligheid van Europa (SAFE) door middel van versterking van de Europese defensie-industrie

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Procedure 2025/0122/NLE
COM (2025) 122: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the reinforcement of European defence industry Instrument

Completed (Adopted act: 32025R1106)

Type: Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Legal basis:

Commission: 12010E122-A122

EuroVoc thesaurus:

arms industry; EU financial instrument; EU investment
public investment; European defence policy; defence expenditure; European security; common security and defence policy

Directory code:

18.00.00.00 Common Foreign and Security Policy

More details on European Parliament - Legislative observatory website

Steps of procedure 2025/0122/NLE

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Publication in the Official Journal

Date of publication

28/05/2025

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590 ; 32025R1106

Adoption

52025AR1590

27/05/2025

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590

Negotiation

07/01/2026

Procedure:

Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Documents:

ST 5096 2026 INIT

52025AR1590

20/03/2025

Procedure:

Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Documents:

ST 7306 2025 COR 1

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590

Opinions

52025AR1590

15/10/2025

Responsible body:

Commission for Economic Policy

Rapporteur:

Ricardo RIO

Procedure:

Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Plenary session:

168

Plenary date:

13/10/2025 - 15/10/2025

Documents:

COR 2025-01590

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590

52025AR1590 ; 52025AE0980
EESC internal procedure

16/07/2025

Responsible body:

Consultative Commission on Industrial Change

Rapporteur:

Maurizio MENSI

Co-rapporteur:

Jan PIE

Procedure:

Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Plenary session:

598

Plenary date:

16/07/2025 - 17/07/2025

Documents:

EESC 2025-00980

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590 ; 52025AE0980

Proposal

52025PC0122

19/03/2025

Leading person:

Andrius KUBILIUS

Leading service:

Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space

Joint leading person:

Piotr SERAFIN

Decision mode:

Oral procedure

Addressee for formal act:

Council of the European Union

Addressee for information:

European Parliament ; European Economic and Social Committee ; European Committee of the Regions ; National parliaments

Legal basis:

12010E122-A122

Procedure:

Non-legislative procedure (NLE)

Documents:

COM/2025/122/FINAL

CELEX number of the main document:

52025AR1590 ; 52025PC0122

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