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Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.

Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning about China because it's China, and they're big, and they're more concerning. But the best global companies are ones that are nuanced.

Historically speaking, the French economy was largely driven by the demand side.

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.

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.

France has to reform, to recover, and get more competitiveness.

We know that the French are very different from the Americans in their satisfaction with life. They're much less satisfied. Americans are pretty high up there, while the French are quite low - the world champions in life satisfaction are actually the Danes.

I think America and Britain have a different culture from France. They discovered marketing and consumerism before France.

I love France. The French respect your privacy.

Everybody makes a lot of money when the French come to town.