First, France is an indispensable link between southern and northern Europe at a time of growing economic and financial division between creditors and debtors (a fissure that has begun to assume a cultural dimension). An active France can play a bridging role, leveraging its strong relationship with Germany (a friendship that is a pillar of the EU) and its proximity and cultural affinities to the Mediterranean.
首先，在债权国和债务国经济和金融差异越拉越大之时（目前已有人开始论及文化差异），法国是联系南欧和北欧不可或缺的节点。活跃的法国可以充分利用其与德国的良好关系（两国友好关系是欧盟的一大基石）以及与地中海地区在地理和文化方面的紧密关系，起到桥梁的作用，