Symbols mean a lot in politics. They indicate a will and create new realities.

A large country with such outstanding economic performance as Germany cannot forget that it owes some of its success to demand from other European countries.

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.

We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet.

I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.

I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.

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