The Fifth Republic finds that it’s too deeply in debt to defend itself.

As Paris eyes a major defence boost, fiscal constraints risk slowing one of Europe’s most ambitious rearmament plans.

NATO leaders meeting in The Hague this month look set to agree to a major increase in military budgets under pressure from US President Donald Trump.

Much like the EU's 17th package that was adopted on May 20, the new measures include blacklisting more individuals and ...