00:00Germany's Foreign Minister Johan Wadepul says France must increase its defense spending
00:05if it wants to turn calls for European sovereignty into real capabilities.
00:10He urged Paris to match its rhetoric with action
00:13as NATO allies face growing security pressures and long-term U.S. commitment.
00:21Wadepul said French President Emmanuel Macron has correctly championed European sovereignty,
00:26but those calls must be backed by higher defense investment.
00:30European nations are under pressure to strengthen their own defense capabilities
00:34amid signs of growing U.S. disengagement with NATO.
00:38Last June, NATO members pledged to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
00:44However, Wadepul said progress has been insufficient, including in France.
00:49France holds the European Union's third-highest debt burden as a share of GDP,
00:54nearly double the 60% ceiling set under EU rules.
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