France is pushing to freeze Britain out of 85 per cent of a €150 billion military rearmament fund, despite government concessions before a summit with the European Union due to be hosted by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday.
The prime minister has made significant concessions on fisheries as part of his “reset” negotiations with the EU, including a new security and defence pact that would allow British arms companies to bid for EU military funding.
The small print of the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) fund is still being haggled over by European governments. France has tabled restrictions that would limit British involvement in contracts to just 15 per cent.
Starmer and President Macron. France wants Britain to have limited access to EU military funding
AFP
“France is pressing hard for what President Macron calls ‘strategic autonomy’ and that means
