The President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy, who delivered his first speech after the defeat of the right in regional elections, said he was ready for a "crisis in Europe" to save the common agricultural policy and confirmed that it had not abandon the carbon tax. He tbc it was postponed and must establish the "European level".

Moreover, Nicolas Sarkozy has argued that the EU should "assume that the productivity of its business" and the development of its uses should not be on the bottom of unfair competition.

On this last point, it must, according to the head of the French state, "simple principles and common sense, without which living together is not possible."Remarks that echo those of Christine Lagarde, set mid-March to Finanial Times.La Economy Minister had expressed doubts on the German model, very competitive, but at the expense of the rest of Europe, which has yet need for "greater convergence cash till payday .

Nicolas Sarkozy intends to "continue the reforms" and "continue to reduce (our) labor costs and investment" and refuses any new tax increase. "

All to save the CAP

A crisis in Europe? Nicolas Sarkozy did not say no, if it saves the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).The Head of State said refuse "to accept the dismantling of the common agricultural policy and leave the speculation fix erratic agricultural prices that would not allow our farmers to make a decent living from the fruit of their labor."

At the Salon of Agriculture, where he held a round table – a first – with all unions representing agriculture, the President proposed 800 million euros of additional loans, and 50 million more in cuts financial costs for the old loans.