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.
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.