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 percent of GDP on defense ... we have a somewhat fragile defense industrial base.” The official added that the budget problems could undermine relations ...

France’s military would ideally need a yearly budget of just under €100 billion — which would amount to finding about €30 billion more each year compared to what was previously foreseen by the ...

By Elizabeth Howcroft, Supantha Mukherjee and Michael Kahn PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As venture capital investors ...

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

The defence spending of France is projected to rise from $60.4bn in 2024 to $67.8bn by 2029, according to a recent report by GlobalData. In July 2023, France announced its defence spending plans ...

By contrast, France’s entire defense budget is €47 billion. “The country is in an unprecedented situation,” Antoine Armand, France’s new economy minister, said at a news media briefing.

In a year that’s all about Europe, there’s one key market missing out on all the investor love: France.Most Read from ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration’s rapidly-changing policies on Europe and Ukraine are boosting support for increased defense spending in France and the UK, new polls show. An Ipsos poll of ...

France's right-leaning new government convened Monday for its first formal meeting during which Prime Minister Michel Barnier vowed to address budget and migrant issues as the priority.

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.