French President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared that his country is back in the European mainstream. But French attitudes about the economic policy, foreign policy, and the EU itself will have to change if France is to be taken seriously in European affairs.
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When Nicolas Sarkozy became President of France, he declared that his country was back in mainstream Europe. Since then, Sarkozy has thrown himself into the European political fray.