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.

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

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

What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.

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

A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.

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