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Brussels Summit
EU strongly condemn the terrorist attack committed in the United States as a direct challenge to the international community as a whole. They express firm support for the military operations undertaken by the United States and other countries fighting against terrorism. This summit helped those two parties to work together for common threat and it have led the EU to set up actions in this field more effectively with United States. -
Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism
They adopted common definition about terrorist acts and set out minimum- maximum penalties for them, for example: fifteen years for directing a terrorist group and eight years for participation in the activities of a terrorist group. Furthermore, they freezing assets of terrorists and terrorist organisations and making progress towards common management of external border controls, which really was positive steps for fighting toward this problem. -
‘’European Security Strategy’’ by The European Council in Brussels
For the first time, it established principles and set clear objectives for advancing the EU’s security interests based on their core values. Referred to five key threats: “terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure, and organized crime”, also it clarified strategic objectives in dealing with those challenges, such as building security in the EU's neighborhood and promoting an international order based on effective multilateralism. -
”The Hague Program” by the European Council
It clarified 10 priorities and one of them was about Anti-terrorist measures. The Commission emphasized the need for terrorism prevention and exchanging information. Its intention is to support Member States in their fight against terrorism by focusing on terrorism recruitment and financing, prevention, risk analysis, protection of vulnerable infrastructure and consequence management. -
Council adopted the ‘’EU counter-terrorism strategy’’
Strategy aimed to combat terrorism globally while respecting human rights, and to make Europe safer, allowing its citizens to live in an area of freedom, security and justice. The strategy mainly focused on four pillars: prevent, protect, pursue and respond. Furthermore, this strategy recognized the importance of cooperation with third countries and international institutions for more effectiveness. -
“EU Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism”
The “EU Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism” was regularly updated until March 2007, by which
time it had grown to more than 140 measures. After this point, no further updates can be identified,
save for a European Commission Communication of November 2007 entitled “Stepping up the fight
against terrorism” containing several new proposals. The EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator continues to report twice yearly to member states in the Council on the implementation of both strategy & action plan. -
Conclusions on enhancing cooperation in the area of counteringradicalisation and recruitment to terrorism
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Council conclusions on Counter-Terrorism
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Report of European Parliament
European Parliament has issued a report, which identify Wahhabism as the source of international terrorism. Wahhabism can be seen in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).To characterize ISIS’ occupation as a Sunni-Shia conflict is completely irresponsible for it would generate tension between the Sunni and minority-Shia communities across the world. ISIS fighters, like other Wahhabi extremist, hate Christians, Jews, and other non-Wahhabis. -
Meeting of EU's member states
Member States implement the strengthened rules to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, and that all competent authorities step up action to trace financial flows and to freeze effectively assets used for financing terrorism, Consists cyber-security.
