France says Europe must increase military spending

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Series Details 6.6.05
Publication Date 06/06/2005
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Feature on a report from the Defence Economy Council, a panel set up by the French Ministry of Defence to assess the health of France and other European countries' defence industries. The report warns that Europe is in danger of falling far behind the United States in weapons technologies unless more money is spent on military equipment and research by as much as €45bn a year.

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