No money for Ukraine and EU budget cuts: What could a Le Pen victory mean for the EU?

What happened: Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, is campaigning for France's 2027 presidential election on a platform to cut France's EU budget contributions and end funding for Ukraine. Key numbers: France has committed an estimated €27 billion Why it matters: Analysts told Euronews that cuts to EU-level funding would hit Ukraine harder than reduced French bilateral aid, and that active French opposition could put the entire framework of European assistance at risk. France's National Assembly rejected the National Rally's proposal to unilaterally reduce contributions for 2027.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, is campaigning for France's 2027 presidential election on a platform to cut France's EU budget contributions and end funding for Ukraine.

Analysts told Euronews that cuts to EU-level funding would hit Ukraine harder than reduced French bilateral aid, and that active French opposition could put the entire framework of European assistance at risk. France's National Assembly rejected the National Rally's proposal to unilaterally reduce contributions for 2027.