Today, Paris Is The Capital Of The

I Want To Initiate A Change In Society In The Long Term.

To Me, It's Important To Preserve Proximity To The People. I Wouldn't Do Anything Pretentious, And Nothing That Hurts The People Who Voted For Me. Triumphalism Isn't My Thing.

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.

I Think That France Has Not Made It Clear Enough Recently To Our German Friends How Important It Is To Introduce Euro Bonds As A Tool Against Speculation. And How The Necessary Budget Discipline Needs To Be Accompanied By Growth.

I Don't Want To Leave My Successor And My Children To Pay For France's Debt.