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The German-french Friendship Is Indispensable For Europe. And I Will Never Let Myself Be Carried Away To Making Statements That Would Change It.

What Is At Stake Is Preserving Our Relations With The United States. They Should Not Be Changed Because Of What Has Happened. But Trust Has To Be Restored And Reinforced.

We Find Ourselves In A Difficult Situation In Europe. There's A Crisis, Weak Growth, Unemployment... My Duty Is To Ensure That By The End Of My Mandate France Is In A Better State Than It Was At The Beginning.

Mitterrand Had A Sense For Symbols, And He Was The First Socialist President Since 1958. He Wanted To Show That There Is Historical Continuity, A Connection With The Great Figures Of French History.

Is France A Northern European Export Powerhouse, Or A Mediterranean Indebted And Dependent Economy? Yes To Both.