French Prime Minister Francois Fillon attends a debate on the issue of national identity at the Institut Montaigne in Paris, December 4, 2009. France has been unusually preoccupied recently by its national identity. French government is now revisiting the theme with three months of open debate that will culminate in a list of proposals to be presented next February. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)