France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term.
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.
