Macron proposes to raise EU's defense spending to 3.5 pct of GDP

PARIS, March 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Sunday that the European Union (EU) member states should raise their defense spending to 3 to 3.5 percent of the EU's total gross domestic product (GDP).

Speaking to the French daily Le Figaro after participating in a defense summit in London, Macron said EU member states should invest "heavily" in European defense to prepare for America's e