It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope.

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.

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

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.

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

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.