I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.

The Europe we are in the process of building is the Europe of the 21st century; it's not the Europe of the 20th century.

We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.

The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

This constitution recognises the need for social dialogue involving labour and management; it involves trade unions in the decision-making process; it has a social vision founded on social dialogue.

We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.

When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model.

We have come a long way in terms of foreign policy.

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.

We would like UN resolutions to be enforced, including on Iraq.

What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.

We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people.