Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Politician

1948-08-03

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

• The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

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

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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