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Macron pledges EUR6.5 billion to accelerate France's defence budget to 2027

President Macron said France will add EUR 3.5 billion to its 2026 defence budget and EUR 3 billion to 2027's, reaching EUR 64 billion three years early, to fund ammunition, drones, space defence and electronic warfare.

Reported Editor-read Defense News, 14 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that parliament has adopted the budget law enacting the extra spending.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19. How the record is made

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