U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism

Abstract

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks gave new momentum to European Union (EU) initiatives to combat terrorism and improve police, judicial, and intelligence cooperation among its 27 member states. Since the 2001 attacks, the EU has sought to speed up its efforts to harmonize national laws and bring down barriers among member states law enforcement authorities so that information can be meaningfully shared and suspects apprehended expeditiously. Among other steps, the EU has established a common definition of terrorism and a common list of terrorist groups, an EU arrest warrant, enhanced tools to stem terrorist financing, and new measures to strengthen external EU border controls and improve aviation security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2012
Accession Number
ADA584860

Entities

People

  • Kristin Archick

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Correctional Facilities
  • Counterterrorism
  • Crime
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Law
  • Personnel Management
  • Privacy Rights
  • Terrorism
  • United States

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.