The Sovereignty Premium: Attracting Patient Capital through the STEP Seal
Leveraging Regulation (EU) 2024/795 to unlock long-term financing and institutional trust within the 2026 European industrial defense ecosystem.
The emergence of the Sovereignty Premium in 2026 marks a decisive shift in how the international financial markets perceive and value industrial risk within the European Union. Central to this transformation is the Sovereignty Seal (STEP Seal), established under Regulation (EU) 2024/795, which acts as a high-quality label for projects contributing to th…