Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabius
Laurent Fabiusis a French Socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth20 August 1946
CountryFrance
conceived economic europe movement permits slowly social surely upwards
I have always conceived of the construction of Europe as a movement which permits slowly and surely an upwards social and economic harmonisation.
budgets danger economic public
derail economic expectations of economic agents, and put public budgets in danger of new imbalances.
protocol
The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.
adopted countries except obviously proposal step taken time true
The Commission's proposal was adopted by all countries except Ireland, ... It is true it is the first time that such a step has been taken and it is obviously important.
historical time
I think really this time it's a historical moment,
europe innovation competition
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.
bankers shopkeepers
Shopkeepers are not bankers.
technology long would-be
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 But this reassuring analysis is out of date.
revision assuming economy
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.
europe balance development
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.
crisis risks social
There is a social crisis which risks getting worse.