France and Germany clash over ‘buy EU’ weapons

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A proposed € 150bn injection in the EU defense industry has turned into a new flashpoint between France and Germany on this continent’s reaction drive and whether it should be included outside the block countries.

American President Donald Trump has promised to grow, Europe has promised to grow up to end the generation of American generation Defense To make dramatically spent and dry their homemade capabilities that have dried up after the cool war.

Last week, the European Commission proposed to increase € 150bn in the capitals to increase their military production. Although the extensive concept has received unanimous political support, the details are still spreading with heavy arrangements on whether cash can be spent on weapons outside the block.

During an EU summit on Thursday, several leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Sholz, said the initiative should be open to non-EU partners. “It is very important for us that projects that can be supported with it are open. The The Countries that are not part of the European Union but work together like Great Britain, Norway, Switzerland or Turkey, “said Sholz.

However, French President Emmanuel Macron, who has long supported European autonomy and increasing the production of domestic industry, said “the new off-shalf kit should not be spent on non-European again.”

He added to the gaps of Europe’s critical skills including air defense, distant strikes, intelligence, rewrite and target-“Method is to identify our best businessmen and businesses”, he added.

He also said that each EU member state “will be asked to re -examine to see if European orders can be given priority”.

Brussels diplomats are concerned that the € 150BN initiative will transact by the same argument that has delayed the deal for more than a year in the European Defense Industry Program, € 1.5BN fund distribution grant for defense. The key ratio can be spent on additional-EU elements and after demanding a cap of products with IP protection of third countries, it is an attempt to implement the ground this winter after claiming a cap.

Senior Commission officials who are responsible for drafting the details within the next 10 days have been urged to closely contact Paris, Berlin and other capitals to ensure that it is not blocked when it is not blocked for the approval of the member states.

“A lot of work needs to be done here. It did not exist a week ago and need to be prepared in less than two weeks, “an EU official said.” Will be compromised. “

The commission’s president, Ursula von der Laneen, said that LOANS that would target seven key powers, including air and missile defense, artillery and drones, will help to buy and buy “demand for Ukraine” and “instant military equipment for Ukraine”.

The Polish government, which is currently held in the post of President of the EU and presided over the cabinet meeting of the block, will be under pressure to make a quick contract. The initiative may be approved by the majority of the EU 2 27 states, but the French purchase-in can be seen as essential and even the country can be surpassed-as is seen as an previous show of the EDIF.

“We are at a stage where it needs to be chosen only in the name of speed, not perfection,” said an EU diplomat. “But if RAM before the French objections is reluctant to € 1.5bn, how do we € 150bn?”

The Commission has refused to comment.