(Brussels) “It was with horror and profound sadness that I learnt of the terrorist attack on the Muslim community in Christchurch, New Zealand”. The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said this in a statement in response to last night’s attacks. “I offer my sincerest condolences to the loved ones of the victims and the community as a whole”. “This senseless act of brutality on innocent people in their place of worship could not be more opposite to the values and the culture of peace and unity that the European Union shares with New Zealand”. “The European Union – Juncker concluded – mourns with you today and we will always stand with you against those who heinously want to destroy our societies and our way of life”.