Emmanuel Macron spoke Monday evening with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, to whom he
"expressed his total solidarity, his support and offered France's help if necessary"
, after the attack in Vienna, making at least two dead including an assailant.
“We French people share the shock and grief of the Austrian people (...).
After France, a friendly country is attacked.
This is our Europe.
Our enemies must know who they are dealing with.
We will not give up anything ”, tweeted the Head of State in French and then in German.
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The Austrian Chancellor condemned Monday evening
"a disgusting terrorist attack".
"We will never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism and we will fight these attacks with all our means,"
he wrote on Twitter, expressing his thoughts for
"the victims, the injured and their loved ones".
The European Union has
“strongly condemned”
the fatal shootings, an act described as
“cowardly”
in a tweet by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
“Europe strongly condemns this cowardly act which violates life and our human values.
My thoughts are with the victims and the people of Vienna after the horrific attack this evening.
We are on the side of Austria, ”
wrote the official, who represents the Twenty-Seven.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said he was
"shocked and moved"
by these
"attacks"
, judging on Twitter that it was
"an act of cowardice, violence and hatred".
“My thoughts are with the victims and their families as well as the citizens of Vienna.
We are at your side, ”
he added.
"Everywhere on our continent, we are united against violence and hatred"
, for his part tweeted the President of the European Parliament, the Italian David Sassoli.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte indicated that
“there is no room for hatred and violence in our common European home”
, while Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio tweeted that
“Europe must react ”
after this
“ cowardly attack ”.
