Macron Announced A Doubling Of France's Defense Budget
- 13.07.2025, 21:18
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By 2027.
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking to the Armed Forces, announced that the defense budget will "double by 2027" compared to 2017. His words were quoted by BFMTV.
"In 2027, we will allocate €64 billion to our defense. This is double the budget of the Armed Forces in 2017," he said.
Macron revealed that an "update" of the 2024-2030 military programming law will be presented in the fall, adding that he "refuses" to allow this "new and historic attempt" to be financed by "debt."