France’s nuclear deterrent, while “totally and invariably sovereign,” plays a role in Europe’s security, Macron told troops ...

France celebrates Bastille Day with fireworks, axes and a flypast - There will be festivities in nearly every French town ...

Macron called for a 3.5 billion-euro hike in defense spending next year and for another 3 billion-euro boost in 2027.

The Alternativas Foundation points to the "historical insufficiency" of military spending. Spain has 116,410 soldiers, the lowest number since 2007. "Spain's defense spending has historically been ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced 6.5 billion euros ($7.6 billion) in extra military spending in the next ...

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders at Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital. Prime Minister ...

PARIS, July 13. /TASS/. France intends to accelerate the increase in defense spending in the coming years, in 2027 they will amount to 64 billion euros, which is twice as much as in 2017, President ...

NATO members on June 25 gave in to US President Donald Trump's threats to withdraw from the pact's Article 5 mutual defence clause, agreeing to increase their military spending to 5 percent. Some ...

FRANCE 24 correspondent Sarah Morris reports from Madrid after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez closed the two-day NATO summit in the Netherlands still uncommitted to the 5 percent defence ...

Berlin's defense spending is allowed to increase faster because lawmakers voted to loosen borrowing limits.

NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack after a brief ...