Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes

We Shall Say Clearly That Any Symbol Conspicuously Displaying Religious Affiliation In School Is Prohibited.

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.

But The Republic Has Its Rules And It Must Not Tolerate Any Abuse Of Them.

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.

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.

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.

Obviously, There Is Diversity, But Europe Is A Union Of Diversity.

Prohibiting A Visible Religious Sign, Which Isn't A Manifestation Of Militancy, Would Look Like A Fight Against Religions.

A Country Like France Now Does Two-thirds Of Its Trade Within The Euro Zone.

I Tell Fundamentalists That There Is No Question Of Them Attacking Our Republic's Foundations.

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