"It is so shocking what happened in Nice where innocent lives were just blown away. But it is was also an attack on the core values, the symbols of Europe… There is one answer, so we need to understand that there is no stand-alone solution taken by one country, we need solidarity, and all democratic countries, all democratic governments have to join their forces to combat terrorism," Brasseur said.
She stressed that it is necessary to eradicate the causes of terrorism in the first place, but also to cure the symptoms always remaining within the framework of the rule of law.
"One of the reasons of all this is of course hatred… So we must really combat hate speech," the lawmaker concluded.
On Thursday night, a truck rammed into a large crowd that was celebrating Bastille Day in Nice. At least 84 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others were injured. On Saturday, media reported that Daesh, which is outlawed in many countries, including Russia, claimed responsibility for the attack.
