Jean-Pierre Raffarin Quotes

But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Rules, Abuse, Republic

It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Hope, Different, Understand

A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Country, Within, Trade

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Small, Three, Started

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Important, Mean, Everything

I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Law, Public, Religious

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Important, Few, Days

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

Tell, Question, Republic

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Legal, Social, Since

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Together, Effort, Union

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

Time, Laws, Period

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Important, Opinion, Show

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

True, Question, Europe

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Education, Religion, Society

Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Union, Europe, Diversity

Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Fight, Against, Religious

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Process, Europe, Building

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Values, Knows, Open

The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Freedom, Friend, United

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Union, Within, Major

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Social, Vision, Process

We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Choice, Union, Truly

We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Gratitude, Sense, American

We have come a long way in terms of foreign policy.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Long, Policy, Foreign

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.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Stress, Country, Union

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Politician

Born: August 3, 1948

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