The defence ministers from Germany and France both declared that the European Union has absolutely no role to play in weapons export decisions, issuing a clear rebuke to European Commission ambitions to ease trade within the EU weapons market.

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    2 months ago

    France. When Macron has been pushing the idea of a stronger common EU defense for years. Sheesh.

    “We need change! But please don’t change how we did things for decades!”

    This is how the world will end.

    Somebody said it’s because Hungary but I don’t buy it.

    Unsurprisingly Germany and France are also the largest arms manufacturers in the EU. The article is short but I’d like more background.