There Cannot Be Prosperity Without

France Is The Bridge Between Northern Europe And Southern Europe. I Refuse Any Division. If Europe Has Been Reunified, It's Not For It To Then Fall Into Egotism Or 'each For One's Own'. Our Duty Is To Set Common Rules Around The Principles Of Responsibility And Solidarity.

What Is At Stake Is Preserving Our Relations With The United States. They Should Not Be Changed Because Of What Has Happened. But Trust Has To Be Restored And Reinforced.

I Attach The Greatest Importance To An Amplification Of The Peace Efforts In The Middle East. I Would Also Like To See A Greater Dialogue Between The U.s. And The Eu.

I'm Not A Lukewarm European. I Know That The German-french Friendship Is Indispensable, No Matter Who The Countries' Leaders Are.

My Real Adversary Has No Name, No Face, No Party. It Will Never Be Elected, Yet It Governs - The Adversary Is The World Of Finance.