Far-right leader Bardella criticizes Macron’s pan-European nuclear push

Politico Europe · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Macron’s last shot to extend France’s nuclear umbrella over Europe EU allies — most importantly Germany — are warming to the French president’s offer of nuclear protection, but Macron is running out of time to deliver a major strategic shift. Feb 26 6 mins read France warns against risk of nuclear proliferation Arms control treaties are expiring and countries are looking to develop their own arsenals in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, a French official tells reporters. Feb 25 3 mins read Macron, Merz openly disagree on joint fighter jet program France’s president says Europeans need to standardize their warplanes, while the German chancellor is open to having two different models. Feb 19 3 mins read Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push In previously unreported remarks, the U.S. administration warned Brussels that it will retaliate if Europeans “strong-arm American companies out of the market.” Feb 19 5 mins read