“To be free on this world, you need to be feared. To be feared, we should be highly effective,” mentioned Emmanuel Macron in his speech on the Hôtel de Brienne on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
On the eve of the July 14th ceremonies, the President of the Republic delivered a martial speech, calling for a basic rearmament, the mobilization of the State, corporations, public providers… proper all the way down to each citizen!
“Never has our freedom been so threatened… we Europeans should now guarantee our personal safety”, he mentioned, warning of the “hybrid” threats we face: cyber-attacks, disinformation, Russian presence on our borders. The President referred to as for a basic rearmament, mobilizing the State, companies, hospitals, public providers… proper all the way down to each citizen!
“Contemporary threats”
“To be free on this world, you need to be feared. To be feared, we should be highly effective. And to be highly effective, you need to be ready. And that prices cash. An extra 6.5 billion euros over the following two years can be allotted to the Armed Forces price range, to achieve 64 billion euros per 12 months by 2027, to take care of “up to date threats”.
And since struggle wants troopers, Macron is speaking a few attainable revamped, extra versatile and voluntary navy service, particularly for younger folks. President proposes rebuilding the army-nation bond.
European technique
Yet France alone can do little within the face of looming wars. And with the United States exhibiting indicators of uncertainty, President Macron is insisting on Europe’s strategic autonomy: we should have the ability to defend ourselves! A technique organized round means (weapons modernization) and collective vigilance.
“Do we wish to take our safety and that of the continent in hand as soon as and for all, and construct a real European pillar of NATO? France says sure,” asserts the President. He offered European protection as a precedence of his mandate, underlining the progress made with Permanent Structured Cooperation, the European Defense Fund and the European Intervention Initiative. He introduced that European troopers can be marching alongside French forces on July 14th.
The Russian menace
“Anything can occur”, added President Macron, after latest years marked by “the unthinkable”. He spoke of “an acceleration of historical past” and a proliferation of conflicts world wide. He additionally spoke of “the persevering with Russian menace on Europe’s borders… which we should have the ability to take care of”.
The President started by paying tribute to the troopers who died in fight that 12 months, mentioning by title Marc Leycuras, Cédric de Pierrepont, Alain Bertoncello and Erwan Potier, in addition to to the wounded and the 17,000 servicemen deployed on operations.
Macron nous dit qu’il nous dira remark il transformera la jeunesse française en chair à canon en octobre
C’est passionnant comme annonce historique
pic.twitter.com/MUYTxGzqiC— Marcel (@realmarcel1) July 13, 2025
🔴🇫🇷ALERTE INFO | “Nous consacrerons 64 milliards pour notre défense en 2027, c’est le double de ce qui était dépensé en 2017” Macron
En gros l’idée c’est continuer de siphonner l’argent des Français automotive le gouvernement ne veut baisser aucune dépense.
Qui va les arrêter ? pic.twitter.com/JwSAJrzpKi— Jon De Lorraine (@jon_delorraine) July 13, 2025
“Depuis 1945 , notre liberté n’a jamais été si menacée”
Macron utilise le même ton grave que le 12 juillet 2021 quand il a annoncé le cross sanitaire.pic.twitter.com/GXhFhUdKrC
— Jon De Lorraine (@jon_delorraine) July 13, 2025
