Macron says still sees France, Germany developing European fighter jet

The multi-billion-euro project has faltered as disagreements persist between the firms involved -- France's Dassault Aviation and Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain. Speaking ahead of a EU summit in Cyprus, Macron said that after morning talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the pair had instructed their respective defence ministries to carry on work on a range of issues, including the fighter jet. "No, not at all," Macron replied, asked by a journalist whether the European FCAS warplane programme was dead in the water.