A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots. [Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]

France is back.

It will be complicated to introduce broad reforms in the next 12 months. In France there is room for reform but reforms need time to be explained.

I want France to become the European hub for R&D.

There is no political connotation (to the march). This is a demonstration by the people of France who are more than outraged by what happened.

We need to go faster on structural reforms in France.