16 Quotes by Jacques Barrot

Greece has two months in which to inform the commission of the measures it intends to take to comply with the decision.

France is complicating the construction of Europe. So there is no reason for anyone to feel any particular sympathy for the country,

We had a tragic summer marked by a spate of air crashes that claimed more then 500 lives,

Faced with the growing problems caused by pollution in cities and the rise in the price of petrol, new means have to be found to help the automobile industry produce cleaner vehicles.

We're talking about helping the ports of the European Union to respond effectively to the increase in maritime transport and the risk of saturation of port capacity. Opening up port activities would allow for further competitiveness and growth.

Europe will have the most effective air traffic control infrastructure in the world,

European citizens will all be able to consult the blacklist of airlines that do not meet European safety criteria.

It would be entirely unfair to the other airlines in the European Union to continue in this fashion because they are respecting the rules,

This is a big step in the history of Galileo, ... The program will now truly begin with the launch of this first satellite.