In a wide-ranging review of the work done under the French presidency of the EU over the last six months, President Nicolas Sarkozy told the House that France had sought to organise the work of its presidency on the basis of "two convictions: that the world needs a strong Europe and that Europe cannot be strong if it is not united".
Taču tāda nav iespējama, ja tā nav vienota," uzsvēra Francijas prezidents.