There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

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.

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

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.

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

I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.