Germany’s foreign minister has urged Emmanuel Macron to increase France’s defence spending in line with European ambitions for strategic sovereignty. The minister argues that Paris must match its rhetoric on European self-sufficiency with concrete budgetary commitments, especially as doubts grow about long-term US security guarantees within NATO. The comments highlight mounting Franco-German tensions over defence financing, joint procurement projects, and proposals such as closer alignment with France’s nuclear umbrella. While Chancellor Friedrich Merz has explored discussions with Paris, divisions persist within Germany’s coalition over nuclear strategy and the risk of undermining US deterrence. The episode underscores broader European anxiety about burden-sharing and the future architecture of transatlantic security, notes The Guardian.
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Germans getting mad at the French for not spending enough money on military is very funny.
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Germany’s foreign minister has urged Emmanuel Macron to increase France’s defence spending in line with European ambitions for strategic sovereignty. The minister argues that Paris must match its rhetoric on European self-sufficiency with concrete budgetary commitments, especially as doubts grow about long-term US security guarantees within NATO. The comments highlight mounting Franco-German tensions over defence financing, joint procurement projects, and proposals such as closer alignment with France’s nuclear umbrella. While Chancellor Friedrich Merz has explored discussions with Paris, divisions persist within Germany’s coalition over nuclear strategy and the risk of undermining US deterrence. The episode underscores broader European anxiety about burden-sharing and the future architecture of transatlantic security, notes The Guardian.
Germans getting mad at the French for not spending enough money on military is very funny.
The cheek of it lol
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But then they might have to cut entitlements 🙁