Tag: Terrorism

  • Anti-terrorism at walking pace: Little European Union action against right-wing extremists

    Anti-terrorism at walking pace: Little European Union action against right-wing extremists

    Only after the attack in Christchurch did the EU Commission and the Council take violent right-wing extremism and terrorism more seriously. However, no progress has been made in the cross-border fight against the phenomenon. Some Member States are putting the…

  • Germany wants EU concept for “persons considered a potential terrorist or violent extremist threat”

    Germany wants EU concept for “persons considered a potential terrorist or violent extremist threat”

    In Germany there is no legal definition of “Gefährder”. They are persecuted for acts they have not yet committed. The Federal Government now wants to exchange more data on this group of people throughout the EU. Actually, the police should…

  • EU police forces plan new information system

    EU police forces plan new information system

    European police authorities have numerous applications for communication and information exchange. Member States are now developing another platform for large-scale police operations and terrorist attacks. The European domestic secret services have a similar system. Several European police authorities are developing…

  • New database at Eurojust: Who’s a terrorist?

    New database at Eurojust: Who’s a terrorist?

    The EU has a Criminal Record Information System since 2012, but last week a second database was introduced only for “terrorist threats”. Its added value is unclear and may be the search for “interconnections”. The system also includes “right-wing and…