The EU’s agency on judicial co-operation, launched a
Counter-Terrorism Register on Thursday (5 September), designed to
streamline the exchange of information between EU member states on
potential terrorist offences.
The database will put together information from EU countries on ongoing investigations, prosecutions and convictions of militants, including returning foreign fighters that joined terrorist groups abroad such as among others the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
“The new Counter-Terrorism Register will help judges and prosecutors to proactively establish links between cases to ensure that criminals and terrorists do not go unpunished,” Security Union Commissioner Julian King said at the official launch of the register
.
According to King, currently, at least 1,300 EU citizens, of which more than half are children, are held in Syria and Iraq.
With the new register, the EU also hopes to help prevent new terrorist attacks in Europe, as prosecutors will have access to more information on suspects, Eurojust’s chief, Ladislav Hamran, told reporters upon the official launch of the register in Brussels.
Read more at: EU launches new counter-terrorism database – EURACTIV.com
The database will put together information from EU countries on ongoing investigations, prosecutions and convictions of militants, including returning foreign fighters that joined terrorist groups abroad such as among others the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.
“The new Counter-Terrorism Register will help judges and prosecutors to proactively establish links between cases to ensure that criminals and terrorists do not go unpunished,” Security Union Commissioner Julian King said at the official launch of the register
.
According to King, currently, at least 1,300 EU citizens, of which more than half are children, are held in Syria and Iraq.
With the new register, the EU also hopes to help prevent new terrorist attacks in Europe, as prosecutors will have access to more information on suspects, Eurojust’s chief, Ladislav Hamran, told reporters upon the official launch of the register in Brussels.
Read more at: EU launches new counter-terrorism database – EURACTIV.com
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