French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared on Thursday that France was "profoundly shocked" by the comparison between the second World War and the gypsie expulsion, AFP informs. Sarkozy sustains a press conference about the Rroma community. All European leaders condemned the comparison made by EC Commissioner Viviane Reding, Sarkozy said.
He rejected the information related to the violent clash he had with the EC President Jose Manuel Barroso. There were no clashes, Sarkozy said.
Here are some of the most important declarations made by Sarkozy:
- France will continue to close all illegal camps, irrespective of the origin
- Barroso declared that he does not sustain the comparison between France and the second World War
- If there is anyone who maintained its calm and made few comments, that was me
