Bruno Le Maire: Proposing to Germany a new European debt to finance AI in particular
Proposal put forward by Bruno Le Maire on August 23, 2026. Topic: Research, Investment and Business. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
he will commit to reducing French public debt in exchange for a new issuance of European debt to finance our most urgent needs in terms of AI, semiconductors, adaptation to climate change or defense.
Original quote (French)
il s’engagera à réduire la dette publique française en échange d’une nouvelle émission de dette européenne pour financer nos besoins les plus urgents en matière d’IA, de semi-conducteurs, d’adaptation au changement climatique ou de défense.Source: uneautrefrance.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bernard Cazeneuve: Redirecting European savings toward investment in computing power
- Bruno Retailleau: Create an AI compartment within BPI organized as a fund of funds
- David Lisnard: Cites nuclear power as an asset in AI competition and wants to mobilize capital and public procurement
- Dominique de Villepin: Create a sovereignty and solidarity fund backed by European borrowing to finance AI
- Emmanuel Maurel: Massively fund public AI research
- Florian Philippot: Support French AI research and companies and the establishment of computing capacity in France
- Gabriel Attal: Calls it "astounding" how little space is given to artificial intelligence in the presidential campaign
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Increase funding for doctoral grants and public quantum research laboratories
- Jérôme Guedj: Investing in future technologies and artificial intelligence
- Marine Tondelier: Support a European CHIPS Act 2 and develop a European AI chip
- Natacha Polony: Using public procurement by the Ministry of Armed Forces to develop Mistral and the AI sector
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Borrowing at Zero Interest from the Banque de France to Invest in AI and Robotics
- Olivier Becht: Making France a leader in quantum and in AI running on quantum platforms
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Create an industrial agency for digital technology and AI funded by France 2030, BPI and the GAFAM tax
- Sarah Knafo: Allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in AI, cloud and semiconductors
- Édouard Philippe: "Capital France" savings account and funded pensions to finance technology champions
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