Irish and European negotiators are understood to be rushing to meet a December deadline to approve the EU’s seven-year €1.8 trillion budget amid warnings from French President Macron that a potential win for Marine Le Pen could upend the entire process.
European institutions are currently in talks to rubber-stamp the EU’s budget, known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which dictates the EU’s spending limits and priorities until 2034 including commitments on CAP, defence and foreign aid.