The Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, immediately reacted to the post on Twitter of Erdogan’s Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, who accuses European leaders of disrespecting Muslims regarding their way of life.
“Some European leaders today do not just target Muslims in their midst. They attack our sacred values, our scripture, our prophet and our political leaders — our way of life,” wrote Fahrettin Altun. In response to this post, Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said: “Sorry to disappoint you but this is our way of life as defined in our Treaty. The European Way of Life,” quoting the provision of the EU Treaty on the basic values that govern the European way of life.
Sorry to disappoint you but this is our way of life as defined in our Treaty. The European Way of Life. https://t.co/5V8wVqnWGZ pic.twitter.com/peKQi0ovW7
— Margaritis Schinas (@MargSchinas) October 25, 2020