Today, Paris is the capital of the world.

If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war.

The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.

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.

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

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.

There cannot be prosperity without security.