The European Commission hopes that the pro-European candidate Emmanuel Macron, who won the first round, will win the French presidential elections and therefore keep the French public finances within the parameters of the Stability and Growth Pact over the next five years.
On Wednesday 17 May, the European institution will send out its first message to the future French authorities when it gives the member states its socio-economic policy recommendations.
If, on Thursday 11 May, the...