Macron proposes to raise EU's defense spending to 3.5% of GDP Xinhua | Updated: 2025-03-03 06:05

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/03/WS67c4d618a310c240449d8147.html PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Sunday that the European Union (EU) member states should raise their defense spending to 3 to 3.5 percent of the EU's total gross domestic product (GDP).