Francois Hollande Quotes
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Before you, I engage myself to serve my country with the devotion and the exemplary that this post demands. I understand responsibilities of the job and, as such, I give a republican salute to Nicolas Sarkozy who has led France for 5 years and who deserves all of our respect.
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When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language.
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If the discussion centres on the essential principle of the E.U., the free movement of people and the ability to make decisions together, in that case, we don't want treaty change.
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France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.
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Being in the European Union has its advantages, and I think that is what the British are beginning to understand, what those who are tempted by the Brexit are going to reflect upon.
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Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda.
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I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British.
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People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail.
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Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.
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Make no mistake: we will win, and groups like ISIL will lose.
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There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.
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I can understand countries don't want to join the euro, but they cannot impede the consolidation and strengthening of the eurozone.
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There must be pressure on Moscow so that we have negotiations. Moscow will not succeed by unilaterally backing Bashar al-Assad.
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I prefer that people remember me as a president who made reforms rather than a president who did nothing.
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One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.
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Europe existed before Britain joined it.
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Is France a northern European export powerhouse, or a Mediterranean indebted and dependent economy? Yes to both.
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France has been struck on the day of her national holiday - the 14th of July, Bastille Day - the symbol of liberty, because human rights are denied by fanatics, and France is clearly their target.
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France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity.
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What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.
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I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.
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I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.
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Transatlantic links are very important.
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Whatever happened during the French presidential campaign will leave no hard feelings. I perfectly understand why Angela Merkel supported Nicolas Sarkozy because of the action they have taken together, even though I have questioned its results, and because of their shared political sensibility.