EU Fight against terrorism
Terrorism is not a new phenomenon in Europe. In Britain, Ireland and Spain alone, thousands of lives have been lost to terrorism over the past thirty years. This experience has taught us that the only way to defeat ter
rorism is to confront it.
Due to the increasing openness of the European Union, in which people, ideas, technology and resources move freely, collective European action, in a spirit of solidarity, is indispensable to combat terrorism. Within the EU the co-operation in the fight against terrorism has intensified since 9/11, and in particular since the horrendous Madrid attacks in 2004.
The European Union is committed to jointly combating terrorism and to providing for the best possible protection for its citizens.Through good co-operation, several terrorist attacks in Europe have been prevented, and arrests and convictions obtained. In December 2005, the EU decided to focus its efforts in the fight against terrorism on four main objectives: prevent, protect, pursue and respond.
Terrorism is a threat to all States and to all peoples. It poses a serious threat to our security, to the values of our democratic societies and to the rights and freedoms of the citizens, especially through the indiscriminate targeting of innocent people. Terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable under any circumstances. Despite all combined efforts and increased cooperation between Member States and with the third states and International Organisation the threat remains high (for the situation in Europe see the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report TE-SAT by Europol and the EU counter-terrorism strategy adopted in November 2005.
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Annual report on the implementation of the EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy: - Evaluation by the CTC and questions for discussion
23 November 2012
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"Exclusive Interview: Balancing Fundamental Rights And Counterterrorism", Mint Press news (MPN), Magda Fahsi, 8 November 2012
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"Countering violent extremism: governments can’t do it alone!", The European Network Against Racism's webzine, September 2012
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"Een baan en een huis, de nieuwe aanpak van radicalisering", EU-antiterrorismecoördinator Gilles De Kerchove, Mondiaal nieuws, 11 augustus 2012
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EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy - Discussion paper, 23 May 2012
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Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: you can't have one without the other", op-ed by Villy Søvndal, Gilles de Kerchove and Ben Emmerson
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11 March 2012 - 8th European Day in Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism:
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- Speech at the Conference organised by the European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism and the European Commission |
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Speech delivered by the EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove at the Opening Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of EUROJUST - The Hague, 28 February 2012
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Report on EU Action Plan on combating terrorism, 9 December 2011 |
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EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy - Discussion paper, 28 November 2011 |
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Implementation of legislative instruments, 25 November 2011 |
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ETA declaration - Statement of EU Counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, 21 October 2011 |
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Report on the implementation of the revised Strategy on Terrorist Financing, 17 October 2011 |
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Keynote intervention at the Convention 2011 of the AeroSpace Defence (ASD) industries association of Europe, 6-7 October 2011, Istanbul |
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