The French press of this Monday (14), French National Festival, analyzes the announcement of the government made on Sunday (13) which will increase defense investments by 6.5 billion euros additional by 2027, in a context of serious restrictions on the budget.
The French press of this Monday (14), French National Festival, analyzes the announcement of the government made on Sunday (13) which will increase defense investments by 6.5 billion euros additional by 2027, in a context of serious restrictions on the budget.
For the newspaper MondiThe traditional speech of the President to the Armed Forces, held, as every year at the Ministry of Defense of Paris, on the eve of the Bastille day parade, was marked by a serious tone. In his statements, Emmanuel Macron referred to the deterioration of the geopolitical context.
“Never, since 1945, freedom has been so threatened,” said the head of state twice on an audience of high -level officers and public employees of the Ministry. Macron also said that Europe is on the verge of a “vast series of crisis” and that “we Europeans now have to guarantee our security,” warning “, to be free in this world, we must fear and fear, it must be powerful”.
According to Macron, “this new era imposes a new budget for the armed forces, a new and historical effort,” he said. The goal, explained the president, “was to double the budget for the defense by 2030, but we will do it until 2027,” he promised. Macron recalled that in 2016 the military balance of France was 30 billion euros and should reach 64 billion euros in 2027. “We will have an increase of 3.5 billion euros by 2026 and 3 billion in 2027”, he said, to reach the total sum, until the end of his second term.
The Head of State defended the central point of his intervention: to strengthen, once again, the budget intended for defense, despite the strong restrictions that weigh on public finances.
“We have to cover our fragility areas, update our ammunition, strengthen weapons, the amount of drones, take care of aerial bases, ships, with the necessary equipment for daily actions,” said the French head of state, citing the goal of increasing the formation of France to work in space. “Strengthen the training of our soldiers, sailors, aviators and improvement of the contingent of reservists,” he added.
The newspaper Liberation He underlines that the French president did not specify how this additional expense would have been financed. The task was left to Prime Minister François Bayrou who will announce the financing options for the next financial statements on Tuesday, in a long -awaited speech in the National Assembly. The head of the government will announce a plan to reduce the country’s deficit – which should reach 5.4% of GDP by 2025 – which provides a cut of 40 billion euros in the 2026 budget. The ambition is to reach a 3% GDP deficit in 2029.
For the The figarAfter the president’s speech, the traditional military parade that marks the holidays of July 14 gains another meaning. This year it will be an opportunity for the French army to show his ability to go to combat. According to Palazzo Eliseu, mentioned in the report, in 2015, 3,500 soldiers paraded. In 2025 there will be 5,618, as well as 65 planes, 34 helicopters, 155 vehicles and 200 horses of republican guard.
Source: Terra
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