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Laurent Fabius [1946-0] French

Rank: 104
Statesman, Former Prime Minister of France

Laurent Fabius is a French Socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986.
Fabius was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic.

Technology, Strength

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The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on our wages and salaries. They have accomplished massive technological advances and the revolution in information technology has reduced the costs of transport.	Technology	101
France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.		102
I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.		103
The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.		104
For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted on a rapid increase in the wages of the emerging nations, on our advances in technology and the costs of transport preventing disruption. But this reassuring analysis is out of date.	Technology	105
The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.	Strength	106
But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social Europe. That was the vision of Francois Mitterrand. We are far from that now.		107
There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe of 25, 27 and soon to be 30: policies of unrestricted competition to the detriment of production, wages, research and innovation.		108
At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level.		109
We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model.		110
This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish.		111
This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction.		112
Shopkeepers are not bankers.		113
I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes five minutes and then it's for five years.		114

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