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Le Pen plans to shrink EU if she wins France's presidency
The far-right leader pledges to cut the European Commission's power and slash France's budget contribution by 11.1 billion euros.
In brief
The far-right leader pledges to cut the European Commission's power and slash France's budget contribution by 11.1 billion euros. Marine Le Pen vows to downsize the EU and cut France's annual contribution by eleven point one billion euros if elected president next year. Originally reported by POLITICO.
Le Pen's vision for a smaller EU
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen pledged to turn the European Commission into a secretariat serving member countries if elected France's president next year.
What downsizing would mean
Le Pen said the EU should cut operations in foreign policy, security and public health, stop the Green Deal, and eliminate the European Committee of the Regions and European Economic and Social Committee.
“The European Commission wants to turn itself into a state; we do not.”
France's budget cut plan
Le Pen and her National Rally party said they would unilaterally slash France's annual contribution to the EU budget by eleven point one billion euros as early as next year if she wins.
Budget talks at risk
Le Pen is in Brussels as EU leaders meet to discuss the bloc's next seven-year budget.
In short
Marine Le Pen vows to downsize the EU and cut France's annual contribution by eleven point one billion euros if elected president next year.
