Laurent Fabius Quotes & Sayings
14 most famous Laurent Fabius quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 78 year old French statesman born on Aug 20, 1946.
“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 But this reassuring analysis is out of date.”
“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.”
“The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes five minutes and then it's for five years.”
“We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model.”
“I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.”
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