Armies: On the eve of July 14, Macron on his high horse to obtain additional credits

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At the Paris Air Show on June 20, 2025. (Benoit Tessier/AFP)
In a context of great budgetary tension , and while Prime Minister François Bayrou is due to specify on Tuesday the distribution of the "effort" envisaged on public finances, Emmanuel Macron will defend this Sunday, July 13, a significant increase in the army budget.
The Head of State will speak in the evening from the Ministry of the Armed Forces in Paris, as part of a traditional address to the military world on the eve of the July 14 parade. He will present a new "national strategic review" - an overview of the geostrategic risks and challenges for France. The speech was presented by the Élysée as "very important" and containing "major announcements"
Libération