Jacques Chirac European Quotations

France proposes mobilizing the European Investment Bank to double the capacity of research,

France accepted that the President of the Commission be elected by the European Parliament,

Our relationship is going to be long and no doubt fruitful. As far as our views on the France-German relationship and the demands of European construction are concerned, we were in complete agreement,

This summit of Nice will remain in European history as a summit that shaped the Union. It was important to keep our commitments to the candidate countries in central and eastern Europe.

They sent an unmistakable signal of freedom, ... which in turn made closer European integration possible.

The vocation of Europe and of European institutions is also, and above all, to defend Europe, to defend the economic, financial and social interests of Europe,

The Zagreb summit underlines the determination of the European Union in its fight for democracy, peace and reconciliation on our continent,

Once again, we have shown the French-German motor, which is so important for European integration, works well,

I felt they acted frivolously because entry into the European Union implies a minimum of understanding for the others,

For the future, of course, we should create a European food safety agency which is transparent, efficient and above suspicion,