The Republic Is Open And

Europe Started Out With Six Countries; Three Small Countries And Three Large Countries.

I Think That We Must Come Together Progressively, With The British, The Germans, The Spanish, The Italians And With The New Members Of The European Union, We Must Make An Effort To Forge Closer Links.

The Republic Is Open And Tolerant But Also Knows How And When To Be Firm And Make Its Values Respected.

It's True That The Question Of Iraq Divided Europe.

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.