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Jean-Claude Galli

European Defence: France’s Strategy to Protect Its Defence Industrial Base from U.S. Competition

With talks over the €131 billion earmarked for defence in the European Union’s next budget at a standstill, France is shifting to a more defensive strategy. At the centre of the dispute is Germany’s firm refusal, backed by several Northern and Eastern European capitals, to enforce a strong “European preference” in defence contracts funded by Brussels.

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