Its a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin
France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin