Macron to EU colleagues: Stop buying American, buy European – POLITICO
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“Those who buy Patriot should be offered the new-generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy the F-35, should be offered the Rafale,” French president says.

  • ByteJunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Obviously France has an interest here and are looking to capture billions from other EU countries into their defense industry, but it just so happens to be in the best interest of the rest of the EU as well.

    The EU needs to pass a bill with massive subsidies for local military equipment to boost it’s war readiness, and sever the dependency on the US.