The objective is for the negotiations on the programme ... to be concluded at the end of August. We know it’s difficult but we must make sure that the conditions are met, in a good spirit. French President Francois Hollande More Quotes by French President Francois Hollande More Quotes From French President Francois Hollande We need to work to find a political solution, bashar al-Assad is not the solution, he is the problem. French President Francois Hollande world For 2015-2017, we will do even more. It will be around 360 million euros, of which 80 million will go to the north. French President Francois Hollande world I've always lived with cows in the fields, when I was a child I used to go every morning to pick up milk at the farm next door. French President Francois Hollande world I understand the feeling of isolation and abandonment that some of out compatriots in the countryside feel. French President Francois Hollande world He is a candidate, and I have authorized him to be a candidate and minister of defense, if he is elected, he knows the rule. The rule I have imposed is one of non-accumulation (of political offices). French President Francois Hollande world There must be no misunderstandings. French President Francois Hollande world On the election issue ... it will take longer. We don't want elections to get held in eastern Ukrainian territories under conditions that would not respect Minsk, it's therefore likely, even certain now, that - since we need three months to organize elections - we would go beyond the date that was set for the end of Minsk, that is to say Dec.31, 2015. French President Francois Hollande world In September 2014, I suspended the delivery of the first Mistral battleship to Russia, due to the conflictual situation, a year later, France clearly could not deliver a force-projection instrument to Russia in the current context. The issue was addressed with a strong sense of responsibility from both sides and with mutual respect. I discussed this with President Putin on several occasions. French President Francois Hollande top-news The sanctions exist, so these countries will be putting themselves in a situation where what they are receiving from Europe could be suspended. You cannot ask Europe for support and refuse when Europe asks for solidarity. French President Francois Hollande most-read-articles We have proposed to create a framework for an international group to help prepare a restart of this dialogue, the idea has been supported on the whole and at the U.N. General Assembly and in the months to come we will work to give it some substance. French President Francois Hollande world I really wish all these issues to be solved by the ministers' reunion. French President Francois Hollande top-news We will do so because it is the principle to which France is committed. French President Francois Hollande world I have total confidence in the ability of the Chinese authorities to put the economy on a long-term growth path, even if there can be slowdowns. French President Francois Hollande company-news There has to be a pre-accord on the question of financing so that leaders come to Paris knowing there is certainty we will be able to conclude, if we don't conclude, and there are no substantial measures to ensure the transition, it won't be hundreds of thousands of refugees in the next 20 years, it will be millions. French President Francois Hollande industrials There is even a risk of failure. Not all the contributions have arrived ... financing does not follow the big announcements. French President Francois Hollande industrials It is the key. There is the binding agreement and contributions ... but there will not be an agreement if there is no firm commitment on financing. French President Francois Hollande industrials What exists today is no longer enough and there are countries, and I will not name them here because we have to work with all of them, but who are not responding to their moral obligations, europe is a group of principles, of values which oblige us to welcome those who are pushed out and look for refuge because they are persecuted. French President Francois Hollande top-news I believe that today what exists is no longer enough, so we will need to go further. French President Francois Hollande top-news The discussion took place in a positive climate, the process will be extremely fast. It starts in the coming hours, with the aim to conclude by the end of the week at the latest. French President Francois Hollande top-news No matter how strong national contributions are, in reality this engagement will be empty, if it is not fulfilled by local governments. French President Francois Hollande energy
