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This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction.

Laurent Fabius
Budget Contrary European

This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish.

Laurent Fabius
Perfect Social Wish

Shopkeepers are not bankers.

Laurent Fabius
Bankers

We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model.

Laurent Fabius
Left Social Wish

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.

Laurent Fabius
StrengthHelp Single

I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes five minutes and then it’s for five years.

Laurent Fabius
Five Strong Takes

There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe of 25, 27 and soon to be 30: policies of unrestricted competition to the detriment of production, wages, research and innovation.

Laurent Fabius
Million Research Soon

At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level.

Laurent Fabius
TimeGrowth States

But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social Europe. That was the vision of Francois Mitterrand. We are far from that now.

Laurent Fabius
HistoryFar Social

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

Laurent Fabius
ChangeCannot Strong

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

Laurent Fabius
Entire Process Protocol

I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.

Laurent Fabius
ExperienceGovernmentDraw

For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted on a rapid increase in the wages of the emerging nations, on our advances in technology and the costs of transport preventing disruption. But this reassuring analysis is out of date.

Laurent Fabius
TechnologyTimeBelieved

The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on our wages and salaries. They have accomplished massive technological advances and the revolution in information technology has reduced the costs of transport.

Laurent Fabius
TechnologyRevolution
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