France currently pays approximately €60 billion annually in interest on its public debt.

Bruno Le Maire argues that for the European Union to become more efficient, major decisions should be made by a core group of 6 member states rather than the full 27.

Bruno Le Maire proposed a "debt for debt" program where France would commit to reducing its public debt by 30 percentage points over 5 years in exchange for Germany's agreement to issue €1 trillion in new Eurobonds.