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

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

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.

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.

It's important to show that, while authorizing the demonstrations and promoting diversity of opinion, the Republic can't allow itself to be undermined from within.

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.