New 🇫🇷🇩🇪 proposal for 🇪🇺 #COVID19 recovery published yesterday: This is an important & long-awaited step w/ several important proposals on #health, Recovery Fund, #GreenDeal & #Digital. This will help COM have political backing for ambitious proposal. /1 bundeskanzlerin.de/resource/blob/…
Some first thoughts:🇫🇷🇩🇪understanding is necessary, but not sufficient for European Council compromise. And it won't be a walk in the park: Expect opposition from "Frugals" (e.g. 🇦🇹 opposed to an increased #MFF & wants loans.) But positive signs: 🇮🇹 &🇪🇸 on board. /2
On #MFF: question whether 500 bn will be sufficient & how the fund will be used (who gets what, how & when?) - Devil is in the details. Interesting link between #GreenDeal & #Digital. Strong emphasis on #strategicautonomy & #sovereignty in #health is rather positive. /3
#CoFoE mentioned in intro w/ very wide scope: democratic debate on 🇪🇺 project, reforms & priorities. Nothing concrete follows - but at least #CoFoE ist not completely forgotten. Waiting for inter-institutional agreement continues. /4
Looking at what the proposal does *not* include or barely mentions - that either means there is no agreement or is not seen as a priority. My translation: Fair taxation & minimum wage framework mentioned, but difficult politically; #Schengen mentioned but nothing on #migration /5
No mention at all of democracy & #RoL - probably seen as "too sensitive", although it could have nicely been added to the intro imho, such as #CoFoE. Makes me think #MFF RoL conditionality unlikely, even if there is an even bigger need for it w/ emergency measures in place. /6
Conclusion: It was abt time 🇩🇪🇫🇷 proposed sth - earlier would have been better. But all in all, good initiative w/ some concrete proposals. Important step to find EU27 compromise. Let's hope further discussions don't focus solely on Recovery Fund, but are all-encompassing. /7
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