The French authorities have asked for more time to submit their multiannual budget plan at European level, to be implemented from January 2025 in accordance with the revised Stability Pact.
As provided for in Regulation 2024/1263 (Article 36) on the coordination of economic and budgetary policies, “Member States should submit their medium-term fiscal-structural plans by 20 September 2024, unless the Member State and the Commission agree to extend the deadline by a reasonable period of...