France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world.
As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany.
A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone.
When I travel officially... and when I travel on a private basis, I have protection that is less suffocating. But I am protected everywhere.
A compromise appears out of reach on the stripping of terrorists' nationality.
I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm.
