The European Union’s Policies on Counter-Terrorism: Relevance, Coherence and Effectiveness
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, identifies (counter-) terrorism trends, threats and policies in the EU, focussing particularly on seven themes, including database access and interoperability, measures on border security, criminal justice and prevention of radicalisation. It also analyses the coherence and effectiveness of the counter-terrorism policy (architecture), and issues of cooperation, oversight and implementation, in particular of seven focus Member States: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Spain. Moreover, this study addresses future scenarios and formulates concrete policy options and recommendations.
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Wim WENSINK, Bas WARMENHOVEN, Roos HAASNOOT, Rob WESSELINK, Dr Bibi VAN GINKEL, Stef WITTENDORP, Christophe PAULUSSEN, Wybe DOUMA, Bérénice BOUTIN, Onur GÜVEN and Thomas RIJKEN
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- cooperation policy
- criminal law
- cross-border cooperation
- data collection
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- European construction
- European security
- EUROPEAN UNION
- exchange of information
- fight against crime
- foreign national
- fundamental rights
- help for victims
- illicit trade
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- international law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- justice
- LAW
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- public prosecution
- rights and freedoms
- Schengen Information System
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- terrorism
- threat to national security
- TRADE
- trade policy