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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.