French, German leaders seek to build Europe with stronger military capabilities

France and German leaders said that they seek to build a Europe with stronger military capabilities.

In a joint column published by the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and French weekly Journal du Dimanche, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for investing more in the armed forces and defense industry to improve the military capabilities of Europe.

This would strengthen Trans-Atlantic relations as well, they said.