Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching

I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.