I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.

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

France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete.

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.

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.

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.