The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent. Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence pushFrance and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be able to reach an agreement and have abandoned the project, officials in Berlin have said in a blow to Europe’s common defence efforts.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Germany chancellor, Friedrich Merz, had “reached the shared assessment that the companies will not be... Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The termination of the plan comes as Washington increases pressure on Europe to become more militarily independent. France and Germany have announced that they are to scrap a landmark project to jointly develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. The office of Fre...S1

• Paris and Berlin conclude firms involved unable to agree on way forward in blow to Europe’s common defence pushFrance and Germany have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet will not be able to reach an agreement and have abandon...S2