The conclave on pensions “no longer has any reason to be”, according to MEP François-Xavier Bellamy

The leaders of the twenty-seven, gathered Thursday at the top in Brussels, gave their green light to a plan of the European Commission to strengthen their defense. “We will not be able to increase our expenses in terms of defense, if we do not make efforts on other subjects,” said the elected representatives.

The conclave on pensions “no longer has any reason to be”launches, Friday, March 7, François-Xavier Bellamy, MEP Les Républicains, executive vice-president of the Les Républicains party, guest of “8:30 am Franceinfo, while France and Europe seek the means to increase their defense spending and call for a war effort in the face of the Russian threat and the disengagement of the United States in Ukraine.

For the LR leader in the European Parliament, “The real subject is to increase the amount of work that the French provide”. “We need to work more because France needs to get up,” Insists François-Xavier Bellamy. “We will not be able to increase our expenses in terms of defense, if we do not make efforts on other subjects”, underlines the elected representatives, recalling that the budget for defense represents 2% of GDP, against “32% for social spending”. Especially if we do not touch taxes as promised Emmanuel Macron. “We have no choice, we should not touch taxes”, abounds the LR MEP.

Europeans validated a megaplan on Thursday aimed at mobilizing 800 billion euros to “rearm Europe”, even if it is not to take into account military spending in the calculation of the deficit of states, in principle limited to 3% of GDP. “The 3% rule is no longer a problem for the French state for a long time”reacts François-Xavier Bellamy who is mainly worried about French debt. “Our debt is immense fragility, for Germany it will be easier to rearm”, he assures.

“European countries take stock of the importance of the situation”, Salues ​​François-Xavier Bellamy in the aftermath of this extraordinary European summit. He notes a European alarm clock that seeks to no longer “depend” United States in terms of security, Russia in energy matters, and China in commercial matters. “We, French have a role to play in this important moment”he assures.

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