I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.

My adversary is the world of finance.

I don't want euro bonds that serve to mutualize the entire debt of the countries in the euro zone. That can only work in the longer-term. I want euro bonds to be used to finance targeted investments in future-oriented growth projects. It isn't the same thing. Let's call them 'project bonds' instead of euro bonds.

One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one-industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie-making.