Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.