法国推出450M欧元防御基金, 以在安全顾虑下增加军费支出。 France launches a 450M euro defense fund to boost military spending amid security concerns.

法国计划启动由该国公共投资银行Bpierfrance管理的4.5亿欧元国防基金, 以便在对俄罗斯的威胁和对美国保护的不确定性的担忧下增加军费开支。 France plans to launch a 450 million euro defense fund managed by Bpifrance, the country's public investment bank, to boost military spending amid concerns over Russian threats and uncertainty about US protection. 财政部长Eric Lombard宣布设立该基金,目的是在今后几年为法国国防公司筹集50多亿欧元。 Finance Minister Eric Lombard announced the fund, which aims to raise over 5 billion euros for French defense companies over the next few years. 法国公民可以以500欧元的递增率对该基金进行投资。 French citizens can invest in the fund in 500 euro increments. 法国试图将国防开支增加到占其经济产出的3%至3.5%之间, The move comes as France seeks to increase defense spending to between 3% and 3.5% of its economic output, up from the current 2%.