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Macron calls for French budget to boost 'war economy'
By EUobserver
French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a boost to defence budgets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying France was now on a "war economy" footing, AFP reported. Macron said Europe needed "a much larger defence industry" to avoid relying on suppliers elsewhere for its equipment needs. He said France "has entered into a war economy in which I believe we will find ourselves for a long time".