The European Union on Wednesday urged speedier adoption of measures to toughen security and counter-terrorism coordination among member states after the Islamic State attacks in Brussels and Paris.
Police officers detain a suspect during a raid in which fugitive
Mohamed Abrini was arrested in Anderlecht, near Brussels, Belgium, April
8, 2016 in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Sebastien
Dana-Kamran via Reuters TV
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday urged speedier
adoption of measures to toughen security and counter-terrorism
coordination among member states after the Islamic State attacks in
Brussels and Paris.
A plan for greater cooperation among the 28-nation bloc, proposed by
the European Commission a year ago, still needs change from member
states and their law enforcement authorities to close intelligence gaps
and operational holes, the EU executive said."The EU can and must provide the right framework and tools for this, but what will make the difference is how member states use them," European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans said in a statement.
The issue will be on the agenda at a meeting of EU justice and interior ministers on Thursday.
The European Agenda on Security calls for member states to
share information on threats posed by foreign fighters, run
de-radicalisation programmes and crackdown on trafficking of firearms.
The measures would also include widening the scope of what
counts as a terrorism-related crime, such as travelling or receiving
training for terrorist purposes.
Dozens of people have been arrested across Europe, as European
authorities swoop on Islamic State militants they link both to the
Brussels bombings that killed 32 people and to the attacks in Paris last
November that killed 130.(Reporting by Alissa de Carbonnel; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
- Reuters
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