In his first major policy address since taking office in May, Mr Fillon proposed strengthening parliament and reforming the voting system.
Mr Fillon, 53, also pledged to slash unemployment by the end of the government's five-year term in 2012.
He told parliament the new EU treaty agreed in June would go before MPs for consideration in 2008.
In a referendum in 2005, French voters, along with the Dutch, rejected the draft EU constitution, which the treaty aims to replace.
"France needs Europe to protect its interests and expand and Europe needed France to restart itself," Mr Fillon told MPs.
Large swathes of the government's reform plans had already been revealed almost two weeks ago by President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking to MPs from his UMP party.
Stathis comment: Could you immagine, after two decades, Sarkozy to be a great leader, something like Mitteran / Kohl? Where are the left side leaders?
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