After the terrible events that took place last night in Vienna, several European leaders have demonstrated their condemnation of the events and their solidarity with the Austrian people: Ursula von der Leyen I am shocked and saddened by the brutal attack that took place in Vienna. My thoughts are with the families of the victims […]
An Individual Arrested In Spain For Spreading Terrorist Propaganda Online
He was seeking to recruit new members for the so-called Islamic State terrorist organisation The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) arrested a supporter of the so-called Islamic State terrorist organisation in an operation developed together with Europol. The suspect was searching, editing and further disseminating terrorist propaganda material to young people online. The terrorist threat […]
Terrorism decreases in the EU in 2019
The number of terrorist attacks and victims of terror in the EU continued to decrease in 2019. There were 119 terrorist attempts in Europe in 2019 and of those, 21 are attributed to jihadist terrorism. Although they represent only a sixth of all attacks in the EU, jihadist terrorists were responsible for all 10 deaths […]
Increase in cumulative charges for terrorism and war crimes
Prosecutors in the EU are increasingly cumulating charges against returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), members of ISIS and its affiliates, with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, so-called core international crimes. In over 20 cases in five Member States, judgments have been delivered or investigations and trials are ongoing where FTFs are charged not […]
Fight against terrorism: the Council renews its terrorist list
The Council has recently renewed the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups, and entities subject to restrictive measures with a view to combating terrorism. Persons, groups and entities on the list are subject to the freezing of their funds and other financial assets in the EU. It is also prohibited for EU operators to make funds and economic resources available to them. The […]
The Commission and Kosovo close to an agreement on counterterrorism
Commission and the authorities of Kosovo endorse an arrangement on counterterrorism. Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos endorsed an arrangement for the implementation of the Joint Action Plan on Counter-Terrorism for the Western Balkans with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Ekrem Mustafa. The arrangement identifies concrete priority actions, which the Kosovan authorities should […]
The EU steps up support to prevent violent extremism and radicalisation in Central Asia
The European Commission has this week allocated additional € 4 million to support the media, civil society organizations and active citizens in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to prevent violent extremism and counteract radicalization. The new projects will support the training and professionalization of local journalists, activists and press officers to produce high quality […]
International Day of Commemoration and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
The International Day of Commemoration and Homage to the Victims of Terrorism is celebrated every 23 August. On this occasion the first vice-president Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová on the eve of this day has delcarado: “Every August 23rd, we honor the memory of the millions of victims of all totalitarian regimes. The signing of the […]
European Commission intensifies its support to Sri La for the prevention and fight against terrorism
The European Commission, through its Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, has allocated €8.5 million to support Sri Lankan efforts to prevent violent extremism, build community resilience, and promote peace and tolerance. The European Commission, through its Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, has allocated €8.5 million to support Sri Lankan efforts to prevent violent […]