France has its position on the EU’s next long-term budget. The document, dated 4 March, published by Agence Europe, sets out its priorities, from competitiveness to defence, in line with the principle of European preference.
An ambitious budget. France is introducing the adoption of new own resources as a “sine qua non condition for an agreement on the next multiannual financial framework” (MFF) post-2027. As a result, the MFF will have to “be financed by new own resources” in...