The extreme and unprecedented violence deployed by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria is extremely worrying. Our group was deeply shocked by the executions of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and we believe the EU and its member states must do everything necessary to help free all the other prisoners.

In addition, we are concerned about the large number of European jihadists involved. The EU countries should find a common solution to bring them all to justice. In the meantime, it is important not to forget that IS represents a minority group of fundamentalists. Islamic and Arab countries are our allies in the fight against these extremists.