French Prime Minister Sebastien LeCornu has tasked Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin with preparing a contingency plan for defence spending in case the 2026 budget does not pass by year-end. The ...

PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - French government plans to increase defence spending must be designed in a way that does not push strained public finances off course, Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on ...

French President Emmanuel Macron speaking on the eve of the country's July 14 national holiday. Credit: French Government French President Emmanuel Macron plans for a hike in the country’s defense ...

PARIS, March 5 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spending as Washington threatens to pull its European security guarantee, but funding those plans as his ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce new French defence budgetary targets on Sunday, in the face of a menacing Russia and a potential US disengagement from Europe, his office said.