G8 summit: David Cameron faces difficult first meeting with Francois Hollande British commanders have openly called for a delay in the French timetable, and UK officials are confident mr Hollande will give ground, not least because of the difficulty of extracting french men and equipment ahead of the rest of NATO. However, Diplomats said that the new French leader is likely to disagree with Mr Cameron on a number of other issues, especially the European Union. After his election victory, Mr Hollande criticised the UK approach to the EU, saying that "Britain treats Europe like a self-service restaurant" and does not contribute enough. That could pose a challenge to Mr Cameron on the EU budget. The European Commission wants a 6.8 per cent increase in its budget, something would cost British taxpayers an additional £890 million. Mr Cameron has promised to oppose any above-inflation rise in the EU budget. However, Mr Hollande is said to be more sympathetic to a larger EU budget, arguing the spending could boost economic growth. Mr Hollande was elected after opposing "austerity" economic policies such as those backed by Mr Cameron. Last week, Mr Hollande described Mr Cameron's government as Britain is 'indifferent to the fate of the eurozone' and 'attentive only to the interests of the City'. He is also expected to take a robust line on British demands for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy subsidy regime, and back calls for an end to Britain's annual budget rebate. The two leaders will also discuss Anglo french defense cooperation. Mr Cameron and Mr Sarkozy boosted military cooperation outside the EU but mr Hollande is said to be keener to bring such work into the EU. The UK will resist that, and one senior British officer said the close bilateral co-operation between Britain and France over defence was under "serious threat" because of Mr Hollande's victory. France last week said it regretted Mr Cameron's decision to approve a U-turn to deploy jump-jets to the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers. The decision effectively ends any prospect of Britain and France flying planes from one another's carriers. Number 10 this week claimed that Mr Cameron was the first world leader to congratulate the new President in a phone call. But diplomatic sources said that the PM was actually the "second or third" on Mr hollande's call list.