The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.

I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.

We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'

I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.

I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.

I'm going to gather all the French people who want change.

Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future.