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

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

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

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

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.

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.