De vigtigste akser sætter konkurrence over samhørighed, sikkerhed over medborgerskab og det "eksterne ansvar" - civilt og militært - over samarbejde inden for stadig snævrere finansielle rammer med en politik, der går ud på, at nye budgetreduktioner og fortsatte nedskæringer og udgiftsomfordelinger skal finansiere disse prioriteringer.
The main axes place competitiveness ahead of cohesion, security ahead of citizenship and ‘foreign responsibilities’ – both civil and military – ahead of cooperation. This at a time when the financial context is increasingly restrictive, when new reductions are envisaged in the size of the budget and when a policy of spending cuts and redistribution is pursued in order to fund these priorities.