Emanuel Macron recently referred to Greece in his trilogy in the plenary session of the European Parliament. Speaking about the need for more investments in the field of defense at European level, the French president stated, in particular, that Greece “has borne a large part of the costs” in this field and that many EU countries. are far from NATO’s 2% of GDP target for defense spending.
Thank you, dear Kyriákos, for this confidence in France and its jewel in the aeronautics industry, in the Europe of defense that we are in the process of building. https://t.co/bgNRIv2WgS
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) January 19, 2022
“We are working towards collective security,” he added, adding that “we must also look at the budgetary aspect” of this goal. The need for such investments – in defense, in the fight against climate change – must be taken into account in the consultations for the revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, Mr. Macron stressed.
Asked about joint European military operations, the French president, meanwhile, referred to the Eastern Mediterranean and Greek-French joint operations. “This was done at the request of Greek colleagues and in cooperation with them. “France is fully committed to this approach.” Listing the recent pan-European defense initiatives, he called for even more ambitious steps in the near future.
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