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Macron, Tusk push for deeper defence ties as Europe recalibrates security

French President Emmanuel Macron and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk pose shaking hands next to a historic photograph as they tour the permanent exhibition at the European Solidarity Centre, dedicated to the history of Polish trade union and civil resistance movement Solidarnosc, in Gdansk, Poland, on 20 April 2026 AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

France and Poland have stepped up efforts to deepen their strategic partnership, with Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk using a bilateral summit in Poland to inject fresh momentum into defence, industrial, and political cooperation.

Meeting in the northern Polish port city of Gdansk on Monday, Macron and Tusk set out plans to expand collaboration in areas69 ranging from nuclear deterrence to military satellites, signalling a growing alignment at a time of heightened security concerns across Europe.

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