The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting its status at the service of peace, respect for human rights and development.
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.
