Actually jon, fines can not be deducted from recovery money
They can of course be deducted from other funding and have already led to a withold..
"Legal experts believe this might involve some kind of offsetting of the funds owed to Poland."
dw.com/en/poland-vows-not-to-pay-any-eu-court-fines/a-59654600
Based on this I see a compromise quickly in order to keep France
I can see Macron having to back down over this, and a compromise made so he doesn't lose face to much pre-election.