Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotations

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.

I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.

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.

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.

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.

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

We would like UN resolutions to be enforced, including on Iraq.

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.

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

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.