Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard cups his ear as he attends a meeting about a new state loan with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe, in Geispolsheim near Strasbourg, December 8, 2009. Rocard and Juppe presented Sarkozy with the report from a committee in charge of setting up investment priorities for a new state loan. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)