Oddbean new post about login | logout France will need more time to comply with EU spending rules, Barnier says Addressing France’s “colossal” debt was the first major point the new PM hit in his speech. #press https://www.politico.eu/article/france-will-need-more-time-to-comply-with-eu-spending-rules-barnier-says/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication&utm_source=press.coop
They have been saying that for 10 years now. While the EU was strong imposing it's rules on small countries, like Greece, it let France ignore them. Obviously some EU countries have more rights than others. I do not care per se if the rules are good or bad, but they must apply equally to all.