Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes

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

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

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

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.

Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.

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 a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope.

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.

I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic‘s foundations.

I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.

I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush‘s visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that.

We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people.

We have come a long way in terms of foreign policy.

We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.

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.