“Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.” DiversityEuropeUnions Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“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.” ProcessCenturyBuildingEurope21st Century20th Century Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“There have been major disagreements within the European Union.” Has BeensMajorsEuropeUnionsDisagreementEuropean Union Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.” BelieveChoicesEuropeUnionsHistoricEuropean Union Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.” CountryThreeSixEuropeSmall Countries Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“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.” ThinkingTogetherEffortMembersEuropeUnionsBritishLinksEuropean Union Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model.” NeedsFeelsTodayDiversityModelsEuropeLive For TodayCultural Diversity Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“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.” Has BeensCountryEuropeStressUnionsInternationalCurrencyBeneficialEuropean UnionTurmoilEuroDevalue Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
