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Terrorist Content Online Regulation – Controversies in Trilogue 
28 April 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 21 January 2020, the LIBE Committee discussed the Commission proposal for a regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online (for the proposal, see eucrim 2/2018, 97-98 and the article by G. Robinson, eucrim 4/2018, p. 234). Rapporteur Patryk Jaki (ECR, … Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia Terrorism
Security Union: Commission Wants Mandate for EU-Japan PNR Agreement 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
During the EU-Asia Connectivity Forum held in Brussels on 27 September 2019, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the Commission recommended that the Council give green light to open negotiations with Japan on the transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR). PNR are travel information data … Read more
EU Terrorism Data Protection
Operation against Foreign Terrorist Fighters 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From July to September, Frontex supported Operation Neptune 2 with two experts to assist in sea border control. The operation was targeted at suspected foreign terrorist fighters potentially using maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe. It was coordinated by Interpol and supported by … Read more
EU Frontex Terrorism
Cooperation with OSCE 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2019, Frontex and the OSCE Secretariat agreed on a working agreement to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings, and in addressing migratory challenges. The agreement covers the following areas:Fostering good practices in border management; … Read more
EU Terrorism Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register Launched 
20 December 2019 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2019
On 5 September 2019, a Counter-Terrorism Register (CTR) was launched (see also eucrim 2/2019). The CTR is managed by Eurojust on a 24-hour basis. In the CTR, key judicial information on proceedings against suspects of all kinds of terrorist offences is centralised, with … Read more
EU Eurojust Terrorism
Evaluation of the EU-US Agreement on Tracing Terrorist Financing 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 22 July 2019, the Commission presented the “joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program.” It is the fifth evaluation report on the agreement which entered into force on 1 August 2010. Read more
EU Terrorism
Council Conclusions on Radicalisation in Prisons 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At its meeting on 7 June 2019, the home affairs ministers/ministers of the interior of the EU Member States adopted Council conclusions on preventing and combatting radicalisation in prisons and on dealing with terrorist and violent extremist offenders after release. The Council pointed out that effective measures in this area must urgently be taken. Read more
EU Terrorism
Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register 
9 September 2019 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The new judicial counter-terrorism register will centralise judicial information on counter-terrorism proceedings from all EU Member States. It establishes links between judicial proceedings against suspects of terrorist offences and helps Eurojust offer better coordination. Read more
EU Eurojust Terrorism
New Reporting Series Kicked Off 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In mid-June, Europol published its first report in a new series called “Europol Specialist Reporting”. The first report, published by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, looks at women in Islamic State propaganda. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2019 
9 September 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2019 (TE-SAT 2019) was recently published. It outlines the latest developments with regard to jihadist terrorism, ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism, left-wing and anarchist terrorism, right-wing terrorism, and single-issue terrorism. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism
Council Shapes Rules on Fighting Terrorist Content Online 
18 February 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At its meeting of 6 December 2018, the JHA Council adopted its general approach to the proposed regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. This proposal had been submitted by the European Commission on 12 September 2018, following a call by EU leaders in June. For the proposal, see eucrim 2/2018, pp. 97-98 and the article by G. Robinson. Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia Terrorism
EP Tables Recommendations for New EU Strategy to Combat Terrorism 
18 February 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 12 December 2018, MEPs adopted a resolution that contains over 225 recommendations for tackling the threat of terrorism. Read more
EU Terrorism
European Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register 
16 January 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 November 2018, seven EU Member States (i.e. France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands) launched an initiative calling for the creation of a European judicial counter-terrorism register at Eurojust. The register shall provide more clarity, security, and speed to investigations … Read more
EU Eurojust Terrorism
Commission Wants Binding EU Rules to Fight Terrorist Content Online 
20 October 2018 (updated 5 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 12 September 2018, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal for a regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online (COM(2018) 640 final). The proposal introduces a number of measures to prevent the misuse of Internet hosting services to disseminate terrorist propaganda and terrorist content online. Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia Terrorism
Council Conclusions: Better Use of SIS Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters 
20 October 2018
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Council meeting of the JHA Ministers on 4-5 June 2018 saw the adoption of conclusions to strengthen the cooperation and use of the Schengen information system (SIS) to deal with persons involved in terrorism or terrorism-related activities, including foreign terrorist fighters. The conclusions are addressed to the Member States, the Commission, Europol, Frontex, and CEPOL. They aim to facilitate the identification and tracing of foreign terrorist fighters based on SIS hits. Read more
EU Terrorism
EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018 
20 October 2018 (updated 1 year, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In June 2018, Europol published its Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) for 2018, outlining current trends. Read more
EU Europol Terrorism