European countries
“need a coordinated and rapid response”
to deal with the terrorist threat.
Emmanuel Macron showed his firmness at the end of a mini-summit by videoconference with several leaders of the European Union on Tuesday.
A week after the jihadist attack in Vienna, after the one in Nice and the beheading of Samuel Paty in France in October, he invited the Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz to Paris.
Both participated in remote discussions with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, European Council President Charles Michel, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen , in Brussels.
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The French president advocated
"the development of common databases, the exchange of information or the strengthening of penal policies"
, as well as a
"complete and rigorous implementation of the arsenal of measures"
which Europe s 'is already endowed.
In short, he calls for
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