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Le Pen vows EU cuts

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French presidential front-runner Marine Le Pen reiterated in Brussels her pledge to cut France’s European Union contributions by billions of euros ahead of Thursday’s summit.

by Georg Weizsäcker

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Oh but of course we can do more.

🇪🇺 has 10 times Russia‘s GDP, and gets a pretty good deal.
christopherjm.ft.com Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: “The honest thing to do with Mr Zelenskyy is to tell him, to warn him in fact that, listen, we can’t do more, we can’t manage more,” she told the FT “We’ve already done €90bn of loans, that’s €18bn for France. €18bn is really a lot.”
www.ft.com/content/45e8...
Le Pen casts doubt on future EU funding for Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: EU leaders urged to rethink carbon costs for industry
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October 14, 2026 at 8:48 PM

by Yanis Varoufakis

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by Jacob T. Levy Reposted by Samantha Brennan, Scott A. Imberman

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You know it's bad when Paul Krugman is sounding the austerity alarm.

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What’s the Matter With France?
Is Europe’s #2 economy too big to save?
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October 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM

by Ben Tonra

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Et voila. C’est Madam Le Poutine.
christopherjm.ft.com Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: “The honest thing to do with Mr Zelenskyy is to tell him, to warn him in fact that, listen, we can’t do more, we can’t manage more,” she told the FT “We’ve already done €90bn of loans, that’s €18bn for France. €18bn is really a lot.”
www.ft.com/content/45e8...
Le Pen casts doubt on future EU funding for Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: EU leaders urged to rethink carbon costs for industry
www.ft.com
October 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM

by Steve Peers Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Richard S.J. Tol, Charles West

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you can see Putin's lips moving
christopherjm.ft.com Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: “The honest thing to do with Mr Zelenskyy is to tell him, to warn him in fact that, listen, we can’t do more, we can’t manage more,” she told the FT “We’ve already done €90bn of loans, that’s €18bn for France. €18bn is really a lot.”
www.ft.com/content/45e8...
Le Pen casts doubt on future EU funding for Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: EU leaders urged to rethink carbon costs for industry
www.ft.com
October 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM

by Christian Delporte

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Reposted by Christian Delporte

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by Jože P. Damijan

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Ben Tonra, Georg Weizsäcker

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: “The honest thing to do with Mr Zelenskyy is to tell him, to warn him in fact that, listen, we can’t do more, we can’t manage more,” she told the FT “We’ve already done €90bn of loans, that’s €18bn for France. €18bn is really a lot.”
www.ft.com/content/45e8...
Le Pen casts doubt on future EU funding for Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: EU leaders urged to rethink carbon costs for industry
www.ft.com
October 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM

by Fabián Muniesa

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WTF
ftedit.ft.com FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 19h
In an interview with the FT, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen promised a "trial of strength" to transform the EU. “Politics is a question of conviction confronted by constraints,” she said. “I have no intention of losing my convictions.”

Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL
October 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

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In an interview with the FT, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen promised a "trial of strength" to transform the EU. “Politics is a question of conviction confronted by constraints,” she said. “I have no intention of losing my convictions.”

Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL
October 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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