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

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

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

I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that.

We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.