Emmanuel Macron will make “major announcements”, in response to the Elysée | EUROtoday

Facing “Worsening of threats” worldwide, President Emmanuel Macron goes “Take the conclusions in terms of defense efforts”Sunday throughout a speech to the armies, introduced, Thursday, July 10, the Elysée. During his conventional speech to the armies on the eve of the nationwide vacation, Emmanuel Macron “Will give a speech on July 13 which will be very important and which will include major announcements”stated the Elysée.

While the army programming legislation offers for 413 billion euros for the armies between 2024 and 2030, with annual budgetary will increase of three billion, elevated threats weighing on the pursuits of France and Europe open the door to a potential further improve in armies. And this in a context of public funds in unhealthy form and some days earlier than the announcement by the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, proposals to cut back the deficit and debt.

Based on the conclusions of the strategic nationwide journal he had ordered in January, “The president will say that we are at a time of tilting, because freedom has probably never been as threatened today as since 1945”in response to this supply.

Among these “Tilting”,, “The acceleration of the Russian threat which is organized, is preparing and which it will be necessary to face”but in addition the “Disinhibition of the use of force all over the world”the erosion of “Ancient partnerships”problem to worldwide order and technological revolutions.

Rare press convention of the chief of workers

The chief of workers of the armies, General Thierry Burkhard, will evoke these threats throughout a really uncommon press convention on Friday, just a few days after one other intervention, additionally unprecedented, of the boss of the General Directorate of External Security, Nicolas Lerner, on tv. The topic of the speech of the top of state, “It is good to talk about threats and draw the conclusions in terms of associated defense and financing efforts”has noticed the Elysée, for whom it is going to be a “Structuring speech for the future of our armies”.

Asked at a press convention given throughout his journey to the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Macron stated Thursday that “Very clearly, we must today revise our programming and our strategy, revise it in the light of change in the nature of the risk”.

Emmanuel Macron had additionally requested the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, and General Burkhard to make him “Proposals for youth to have the opportunity to serve, and in particular to serve national defense”. In his speech, on Sunday, the president “Will approach” The query of a “Military service” On the idea of volunteering, the Elysée reported once more, with out giving extra particulars.

During this press convention, the Head of State introduced that this work “Will be the subject of additional studies during the summer”. “At the end of the summer, early fall, I will come back to you to be able to explain the decisions that are ours and which will obviously be part of budget programming”he added.