Laurent Fabius
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"Laurent Fabius" is a French Socialist Party (France)/Socialist politician who has been Foreign Minister of France since 16 May 2012. Previously he served as Prime Minister of France from 17 July 1984 to 20 March 1986. He was 37 years old when he was appointed and is, so far, the youngest Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic/Fifth Republic.

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Derail economic expectations of economic agents, and put public budgets in danger of new imbalances.

Controlled very, very closely.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

We have strayed from a rational (oil) market equilibrium and it is our duty to reset this market's reference points, ... If the current pressures were to be perpetuated, they could threaten the pursuit of global growth, as we have learned - in a different context, it is true -- from past oil shocks.

If the US economic landing is soft there will be no consequences (for Europe).

I do think there is a need for coordination of economic policy, but this doesn't mean that everybody has to do the same thing, and there has to be a recognition that if the individual houses are not in order, the end product cannot be a good one.

When he announces that he's going to visit such and such a commune or suburb every week, that's not how we resolve those problems.

The Commission's proposal was adopted by all countries except Ireland, ... It is true it is the first time that such a step has been taken and it is obviously important.

With confidence, but not complacency.