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

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.

I think that the proposed constitution is one of the European legal documents with the strongest social dimension I have seen since I began following European issues.

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

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

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

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.