Unpredictable German export policies threaten arms projects with France -French envoy


  • World
  • Tuesday, 26 Mar 2019

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's unpredictable arms export policies and long wait times for export licenses threaten the future of big Franco-German projects to develop new tanks, combat jets and drones, France's ambassador to Germany said in an essay published on Monday.

Anne-Marie Descotes said growing numbers of companies were developing "German-free" weapons with no German content to smooth the export process, a dangerous omen for Franco-German projects valued in the billions of euros.

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