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.

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

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

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.

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

Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.