Francois Hollande Quotes
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My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.
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I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other.
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Transatlantic links are very important.
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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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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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People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail.
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Make no mistake: we will win, and groups like ISIL will lose.
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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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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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My adversary is the world of finance.
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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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I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French.
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Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great, and the state authorities must be firm.
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Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.
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To resolve the climate crisis, good will, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point.
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I will not give way because too many previous governments have backed down.
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The partnerships between Schmidt and Giscard, Kohl and Mitterrand, and even between Chirac and Schroeder, have proved that political differences do not mean that we cannot work together.
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We must not lose time, neither for dealing in a suitable way with the question of the United Kingdom's exit, nor for providing a new impetus for the E.U.
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The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe.
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I can't separate the fight with terrorism and the fight against global warming. These are two big global challenges we have to face up to because we have to leave our children more than a world free of terror; we also owe them a planet protected from catastrophes.
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My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.
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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future, but also initiate change across all of Europe.
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Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that partnership shouldn't be a directorate for other EU members.
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There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.