Macron announced that France has entered a "wartime economy" state, calling for an increas

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

According to the French 24 TV station, on June 13, local time, French President Macron delivered a speech at the European Weapon Industry Expo. He said that France has entered a state of "wartime economy" and called for increasing national defense budget.

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In the speech, Macron said that since the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, everything has changed. "Now, France is in the period of the" war economy ", I believe this will last a long time."

He emphasized that Europe needs "a stronger defense industry" to avoid relying on suppliers elsewhere to meet their demand for weapons and equipment.

According to the "Russia today" (RT), Macron also said that he has asked the French Ministry of Defense and the Chief of Corps of the Armed Forces The threat.

Since Macron came to power in 2017, France's military expenditure has increased year by year. This year's defense budget is 41 billion euros, and it is expected to reach 50 billion euros by 2025. In 2018, the French Minister of Defense said that in the next 7 years, the defense budget from 2019 to 2025 will reach nearly 300 billion euros, with a view to making France "mastering its own destiny."

"We did not wait until the strategic change," Macron said in his speech on the same day, but the Russian -Ukraine conflict prompted France to "start a operation at a lower cost and become stronger."

At the same time, the French 24 TV station quoted the "World News" reported that Macron called on the EU to establish a strategy of defense industry and innovation. He said that Europe needs a national defense industry that is "stronger and more ambitious" than it is now. The future will definitely depend on other countries. "

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