On Thursday 29 October, the Heads of State or Government of the EU27 unanimously condemned the terrorist attacks in France, notably the one in Nice that morning, less than 2 weeks after the attack in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, which claimed the life of a secondary school teacher.
At the start of their video conference on Covid-19, the leaders said they were “shocked and saddened”. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms these attacks which represent attacks on our shared values”, according to a written statement published on Twitter by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
“We stand united and firm in our solidarity with France, with the French people and the Government of France – in our common and continued fight against terrorism and violent extremism. We call on leaders around the world to work towards dialogue and understanding among communities and religions rather than division”, the statement added, presumably referring to calls in recent days for boycotts of French products in several Muslim countries in reaction to the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, including those launched by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
On Thursday, however, Turkey was quick to condemn the attack in Nice, which took place near a church and left three people dead, calling it a “savage” attack.
See statement: https://bit.ly/3mwzJbe (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)