French President Emmanuel Macron blamed Iran for forcing the U.S. and Israel’s hands to launch their attack and vowed that Paris’s military will support the war effort in an effort to “protect and to restore peace as soon as possible,” but WSWS said he actually means his forces will support the U.S.’s “neocolonial war of aggression” and Israel’s continued genocide in Gaza.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that Paris will begin a new program next summer that will allow 18- and 19-year-olds to volunteer in the country’s military to meet what he sees as the growing threat to the east from Russia.
The French parliament last week rejected a new levy on the ultra-rich in the country that would tax those with a net fortune of over €100 million in the hopes of bringing down Paris’s deficit.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that he intends to double his country’s military budget by 2027—a decade after he rose to power, when the country was spending $37.40 billion a year on defense.
Top European powers came out in support of Israel after Tel Aviv carried out strikes across Iran under the auspices of preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
As mounting debt payments are on track to surge in the years ahead, France cannot delay budget cuts, the government’s independent auditor told a press briefing.
The Eurozone’s economy stagnated in 2024’s final three months as GDPs in France, Germany, and Ireland contracted.
Chad announced last week that it will end its defense agreement with France, its former colonial power, which was seen as the latest blow for Paris in Africa.
Countries like France and Germany have seen a recent rise in populist political parties that were once written off as archaic extremists but have been picking up seats in governments because of a growing public frustration with the political establishment.
The economic output of the 20-country Eurozone grew just 0.2 percent in this year’s second quarter, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, reported after previously estimating a 0.3-percent expansion.