
European officials extended condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting that took place Wednesday morning in the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in central Belgrade.
“My heartfelt condolences to families and friends of the victims and I wish a fast recovery for the injured,” European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi wrote on Twitter.
Terrible news!
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) May 3, 2023
My heartfelt condolences to families and friends of the victims and I wish a fast recovery for the injured. https://t.co/Lqhvzy2nqy
European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia Vladimir Bilcik called for a full investigation.
“I am deeply shocked by the news of deadly shooting at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade. My sincere condolences to the families of all victims. I call for a full investigation of this horrible and murderous case of gun violence,” Bilcik tweeted.
I am deeply shocked by the news of deadly shooting at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade. My sincere condolences to the families of all victims.
— Vladimír Bilčík MEP (@VladoBilcik) May 3, 2023
I call for a full investigation of this horrible and murderous case of gun violence.
European Union Ambassador to Serbia Emanuele Giaufret said he was shocked and saddened by the news.
“I am shocked and saddened to learn about the tragic shooting at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade this morning. My heart goes to families and friends of the victims, I wish speedy recover to those wounded,” tweeted Giaufret.
I am shocked and saddened to learn about the tragic shooting at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade this morning. My heart goes to families and friends of the victims, I wish speedy recover to those wounded.
— Emanuele Giaufret (@EGiaufretEU) May 3, 2023
Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Marija Pejcinovic Buric wrote on Twitter that she was “shocked and saddened by the shooting in a Belgrade school this morning. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.”
Shocked & saddened by the shooting in a Belgrade school this morning. My thoughts are w/the victims & their families/Je suis choquée & attristée par la fusillade survenue ce matin dans une école de Belgrade. Mes pensées vont aux victimes & à leurs familles @coe @CoESpokesperson
— Marija Pejčinović Burić (@MarijaPBuric) May 3, 2023
European Parliament Rapporteur for Kosovo Viola von Cramon said she was deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic news of deadly shooting in the school.
“My sincere condolences and thoughts are with the families of the victims, their friends, teachers and all the people of Serbia at this very difficult moment,” wrote Von Cramon on Twitter.
I’m deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic news of deadly shooting in Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade.
— Viola von Cramon 🇺🇦🇪🇺 (@ViolavonCramon) May 3, 2023
My sincere condolences and thoughts are with the families of the victims, their friends, teachers and all the people of Serbia at this very difficult moment.