For me, Europe consists of three things: sovereignty, unity and democracy..

My predecessor taxed wealthy, successful people at a higher rate than ever before. And what happened? They left. And what came of it? Did unemploymen….

Donald Trump is the head of a global power..

Many European parties, including the conventional parties in France, no longer have the ability to keep people together. And in terms of the coalitio….

I am a strong believer that modern political life must rediscover a sense for symbolism. We need to develop a kind of political heroism. I don't mean….

I have great respect for Angela Merkel, even if we have a lot of differences..

I thoroughly believe that reading and literature can help a society to better understand itself..

If this enormous pressure didn't exist, I wouldn't have been elected. It would have been one of the usual candidates..

There are three possible ways to react to right-wing extremist parties. The first is to act as though they don't exist and to no longer risk taking p….

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adora….

That might sound shocking to some - and don't worry, I don't see myself as a king..

France, of course, doesn't need anyone. I don't believe in saviors. But the way in which our country is governed needs to change radically. That star….

Ambition is never modest. If modesty means to have middling success, then I can only say: I'm not interested..

Post-modernism was the worst thing that could have happened to our democracy. The idea that you have to deconstruct and destroy all grand narratives ….

When we speak about climate change, you're a victim of something ... which is happening with deep roots where you don't have - anything to deal with.….

I don't believe that France is capable of reform - at least not in normal times. Fortunately, we are experiencing exceptional circumstances at the mo….

Europe was initially supposed to be primarily a political project! The EU never would have come about had it been up to experts or diplomats. It was ….

I titled my book "Revolution." And that is exactly what it is. France is experiencing a time of transformation - in education, on the labor market an….

What we learn from the past is that you cannot make peace against people by interfering and - and just launching a war and trying to change a regime ….

We will succeed, because we are fully committed, because, wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility: Make our planet gre….

I refuse to give into the sad reflex of French envy because this envy paralyzes our country..