Even if Russia were a direct threat to French national security, what good would an aircraft carrier do? F rench President ...

Mr. Barnier told the Agence France-Presse news agency that the ... After Russia invaded Ukraine, he substantially increased military spending to deal with the threat. All that spending seemed ...

France will reach NATO’s target of spending 2 ... The official added that the budget problems could undermine relations with defense contractors. “If the state encourages manufacturers to produce by ...

PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As venture capital investors look to profit from Europe’s defence spending boom, ...

To secure their countries in uncertain times, governments around the globe are set to increase defence budgets to a size that ...

PARIS — Will France’s defense-spending boost threaten the country’s beloved welfare ... All European countries are massively ramping up defense spending, and all are facing similar issues on where to ...

Germans will now go to the polls in early parliamentary elections in February, but defense is barely registering as a campaign issue ... get a budget for 2025 approved. This has meant France's ...

Two problems immediately arise ... True, France is too close to Communist China. True, France has skimped on defense spending for too long, preferring to lecture America with Gaullist arrogance.

Much like the EU's 17th package that was adopted on May 20, the new measures include blacklisting more individuals and targeting the Russian shadow fleet. On the latter, the EU has targeted more than ...

For the larger economies of Germany, France and the U.K., meeting ... government support for a bigger defense budget, a politically sensitive issue in the country, and gain popular support for ...

While there is a growing consensus that new military spending ... than from Germany or France — duplicating efforts across the bloc. Europe already has some redundancy problems in defense.

April 5, 2025: Global defense spending reached $2.46 trillion in 2024 ... equipment shortages, maintenance issues and generally low readiness level. France was better off, at $41.2 billion, or 1.5 ...