Suddenly the chatter about France going to the IMF for a small loan doesn't seem all that important.
From the always calm and measured Daily Mail, September 1:
French hospitals have been ordered to make preparations for an imminent war in Europe as Germany says it is on alert for Russia's military drills.
France's ministry of health has told health bodies across the country to prepare for a possible 'major engagement' by March 2026, according to documents obtained by Le Canard Enchaîné.
The French government is predicting a scenario where the nation would become a supporting state that has the capacity to take a massive number of wounded soldiers from France and other European nations.
The order aims to 'anticipate, prepare and respond to the health needs of the population while integrating the specific needs of defense in the health field'.
The ministry of health added: 'Among the risks identified, therefore, is the hypothesis of a major engagement where the health issue would consist of taking care of a potentially high influx of victims from abroad.
'It is therefore a question for our health system of anticipating the care of military patients in the civilian health system'.
It comes after Germany's chief of defence Carsten Breuer said NATO and his nation's forces will be on alert ahead of Russian military drills.
Breuer said that though he doesn't expect Vladimir Putin's forces to attack NATO territory as Russia conducts military training in Belarus with the Zapad 2025 exercise, his nation would 'be on... guard'....
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And the IMF? Also at the Daily Mail, this time August 27:
France faces 'catastrophic' £2.85TRILLION 'debt explosion' meltdown as minister warns country is heading for IMF bailout with Emmanuel Macron's government on the verge of collapse
Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
Politico.eu's headline September 1:
France isn’t heading to the IMF, ECB’s Lagarde says
But the central bank head said Paris absolutely has to get its public finances in order.
