French President Emmanuel Macron said that the European Union should reduce its dependence on the weapons of the United States and give priority to European alternatives. In an interview with the French media, which was published on Saturday, Macron argued that efforts to deliberate the bloc will be more effective if member states stopped “American purchase” Instead, it turned into European defense manufacturers.
His comments followed the suggestion of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Lin, to fill up to 800 billion euros (875 billion dollars) to strengthen the mass defense of the bloc. The Relle EURPE initiative includes financial incentives for member states to expand military budgets and suggest 150 billion euros as loans for joint defense projects. Europe’s re -delivery aims to confront the alleged “to threaten” From Russia, which Moscow rejected it as baseless.
In the interview, Macron revealed that he recently met with the leaders of the French defense industry to encourage them to put themselves as alternatives to American suppliers.
“I suggested to the manufacturers that they can, on the systems that we have the best products, the approaching European countries that have used to buy an American,” Macron said.
“Those who buy patriots, we must offer them the new generation Franco, Italian Sams/R. He added, referring to the American missile defense systems, combat aircraft and its European counterparts.
To make European alternatives more attractive, Macron acknowledged that defense companies need to reduce costs, simplify operations and improve production. The issue also linked the increasing economic tensions with Washington, citing the recent threats of US President Donald Trump with a tariff on the European Union goods.
“In the face of unexpected powers, we simply need to be less dependent on them. This means accelerating our sovereignty policy, especially by developing our strategic production and culture, to be more independent in defense and technology issues,” He stated.
Macron said he intends to discuss his proposals with the upcoming German counselor Friedrich Mirz in the coming days.
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Last week’s report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) found that arms imports in Europe have multiplied more than twice in the past five years compared to the past five. Two -thirds of the United States came up to a little more than half in the previous period. SIPRI PIERIER WeIZEMAN indicated that while Europe has taken steps to strengthen the defense industry, dependence on American weapons is still deeply rooted.
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