The European Union united behind France

(BRUSSELS2) The European authorities quickly condemned the assassination of Frenchman Hervé Gourdel. Not insignificantly, the news arrived in the midst of a debate in the European Parliament on the risk represented for the European Union by the rise in power of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. A " barbaric assassination "," an affront to universally recognized values ​​and rights said spokesperson for Catherine Asthon, the High Representative of the EU. "

This atrocious crime is further proof of the determination of ISIL-affiliated groups to continue and expand their strategy of terror. The European Union remains more than ever united in its commitment to support international efforts against these terrorist groups which endanger regional and international stability. No effort should be spared to bring all perpetrators of these crimes to justice.”

(NGV)