France Pushes EU Tax Deal | Europe News

France is pushing for sweeping new EU taxes to fund defense and reduce member states’ direct contributions, aiming for over 60 billion euros — a bold target amid stalled negotiations. With elections looming in key countries, France fears a weak deal could boost the far-right National Rally, which wants to slash its EU payments by half. While progress has been made on pollution-related levies like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, proposals on tobacco, profits, and emissions trading face resistance. The European Commission remains flexible but the road ahead is fraught with political hurdles. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/312b3edd86592a08