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Le Pen And AfD Join Forces: Heavy Headwinds For Von Der Leyen's EU Mega-Budget

The rising right in the EU is increasing pressure on the European Commission’s budget plans. Marine Le Pen has, of all people, calmed the bond market with a consolidation plan for France’s troubled public finances. At the same time, she is planning a budget bloodletting for the EU and finding an echo in Germany’s AfD.