As the EU faces increasing security challenges, questions have arisen over whether France has the military capability to lead ...

The continent’s leaders hope a surge of investment, to fill a security void left by the United States, can ignite growth. It ...

France's public investment bank Bpifrance will launch a 450 million euro ($490 million) defence-focused fund, Finance ...

Macron’s calls for more military spending without tax increases have sparked fears over future cuts to social programs.

In a significant move to enhance military capabilities, President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to acquire additional ...

The sharp rise in defense spending in France, which is set to rise from 2% to 3.5% of GDP, will bolster economic activity.

The French president warned of tough budget decisions ahead as the country struggles with a daunting public deficit. View on ...

With the world possibly on the brink of World War Three, France has made a timely decision to issue survival manuals to its ...

President Emmanuel Macron said France would order additional Rafale warplanes in the coming years and invest nearly 1.5 ...

giving it less freedom for massive military spending in addition. Government spending in France is now 57 percent of GDP. In fact, Russia may have more room to increase defense spending than they do.

As per 2023 military planning, France aimed to gradually raise spending towards 2% of GDP between 2025 and 2027, as part of the EU response to heightened geopolitical tensions, and as the sole ...

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Friday in press remarks he wants military spending exempted from ... will discuss them on Tuesday. In 2024, France's public deficit was around six ...