Words matter. These are the best Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.
A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.
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.
But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.
We have come a long way in terms of foreign policy.
We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.
I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.
This constitution recognises the need for social dialogue involving labour and management; it involves trade unions in the decision-making process; it has a social vision founded on social dialogue.
What’s very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.
I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.
The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.
Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn’t a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.
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.
We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.
I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic’s foundations.
The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.
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.
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.
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.
