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" If there is not a united policy, this mechanism will not work: it will collapse, and it will... undoubtedly be the end of Schengen, the return of national borders. "

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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. "

Francois Hollande

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" My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly. "

" 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. "

" Whoever pays should control; whoever pays should sanction. I agree. But budgetary union should be completed by a partial mutualisation of debts through eurobonds. "

" To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France. "

" Calling into question the Touquet deal on the pretext that Britain has voted for Brexit and will have to start negotiations to leave the union doesn't make sense. "

" The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected. "

" I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds. "

" The Republic will not be destroyed by terrorism. "

" I've got a thick skin. "

" There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny. "

" We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet. "

" If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy. "

" Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face. "

" Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right. "

" In an election, one needs both hope and audacity. "

" 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. "

" Our enemy in Syria is Daesh: it's not about containing but destroying this organisation. "

" The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division. "

" The Republic will destroy terrorism. "

" Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little. "

" 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. "

" What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have structured themselves, have installed themselves. It's not simply a menace for west Africa. "

" As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany. "

" 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. "

" We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union. "

" People need to see signs of equal treatment across society. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" France, because it was attacked cowardly, shamelessly, violently, France will be merciless against the barbarians of Daesh. "