I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.

That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity - in one word, our future.

An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds.

Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.

I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.

I am the president of the youth of France.