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

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.

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

We would like UN resolutions to be enforced, including on Iraq.

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.

Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.