Bardella Vows to Cut France's EU Budget Contribution, Challenge 7-Year Spending Plan

3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 17

Jordan Bardella said he would fight the EU’s long-term budget, reduce France’s payments to Brussels and rally nationalist governments to reshape how the bloc operates.
France’s far-right presidential front-runner framed the push as a direct challenge to what he called the EU’s outdated model of globalization, immigration and heavy economic regulation.
The intervention signals National Rally is easing its stance on NATO while keeping a hard line against the European Union, sharpening the party’s pitch ahead of France’s next presidential race.

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If Bardella slashes France's EU budget, which benefits for French citizens could be the first to disappear?

Could Bardella's 'union of the right' with leaders like Meloni ultimately fracture the European Union from within?

With a princess as his partner, can a populist leader convince voters he can challenge Europe's established elite?