Le Pen pledges EU cuts
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Marine Le Pen vowed to cut France’s European Union contributions by billions of euros and confront the bloc if elected president, ahead of a critical summit Thursday.
by Steve Peers Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Richard S.J. Tol, Charles West
you can see Putin's lips moving
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.”
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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 3:33 PM
you can see Putin's lips moving
Et voila. C’est Madam Le Poutine.
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...
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 3:38 PM
Et voila. C’est Madam Le Poutine.
Reposted by Steve Peers, Ben Tonra, Georg Weizsäcker
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...
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
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...
www.ft.com/content/45e8...
So will President Putin win the French presidential election?
She has a big lead in the polls, has already vowed to stop aid for Kyiv beyond some operational help & soldier training, saying France can no longer afford it.
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
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 11:21 AM
So will President Putin win the French presidential election?
Very useful resource for anyone teaching European Politics this year. www.ft.com/content/ec43...
The elections that could remake Europe
In the space of 12 months, four of the five biggest EU member states will go to the ballot box. The bloc may never be the same
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October 14, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Very useful resource for anyone teaching European Politics this year. www.ft.com/content/ec43...
WTF
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
Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL
October 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
WTF
Oh but of course we can do more.
🇪🇺 has 10 times Russia‘s GDP, and gets a pretty good deal.
🇪🇺 has 10 times Russia‘s GDP, and gets a pretty good deal.
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...
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 8:48 PM
Oh but of course we can do more.
🇪🇺 has 10 times Russia‘s GDP, and gets a pretty good deal.
🇪🇺 has 10 times Russia‘s GDP, and gets a pretty good deal.
She has a big lead in the polls, has already vowed to stop aid for Kyiv beyond some operational help & soldier training, saying France can no longer afford it.
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
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 11:19 AM
She has a big lead in the polls, has already vowed to stop aid for Kyiv beyond some operational help & soldier training, saying France can no longer afford it.
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
..Le Pen was for a long time sympathetic to Russia and her party once received a loan from a Russian bank
www.ft.com/content/45e8... via @FT
by Per Ahlberg
Reposted by Fabián Muniesa
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
Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL
October 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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
Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL