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

I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.

The Europe we are in the process of building is the Europe of the 21st century; it's not the Europe of the 20th century.

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

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