EU action against terrorism

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German police among seven hurt in Afghan attack: officials — 06 July 2008, 14:43 CET

A suicide bomber exploded a car bomb near a EU police training mission jeep in northern Afghanistan Sunday, injuring seven people including three Germans, officials said.

EU hopes to conclude US data protection deal in 2009 — 02 July 2008, 16:27 CET

The European Union hopes to conclude next year a deal to protect personal data given to the United States to fight terrorism, but a negotiator warns of tough talks ahead.

Exercise to pit EU against 'hostage-taking': France — 20 June 2008, 11:02 CET

The European Union's ability to respond to a violent hostage-taking in the Gulf of Mexico will be put to the test in an exercise to be staged in Paris, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.

Africa-based extremists threaten Europe: EU official — 05 June 2008, 23:13 CET

Extremist groups are gaining strength in northern and western Africa and pose an important security threat to the European Union, the EU's anti-terror coordinator warned Thursday.

EU urged to help Pakistan combat extremism — 05 June 2008, 22:52 CET

European Union anti-terror coordinator Gilles de Kerchove urged member nations Thursday to help Pakistan's new government combat terrorism, and in particular Al-Qaeda, more effectively.

Mediterranean ministers hammer out terrorism policy — 22 May 2008, 22:54 CET

Interior ministers from Mediterranean and African countries agreed Thursday to step up the fight against terrorism and organised crime, at talks in the Mauritanian capital.

Mediterranean ministers to discuss terrorism at summit — 20 May 2008, 00:04 CET

The fight against terrorism will be among chief issues on the table when 10 interior ministers from Mediterranean countries meet on Thursday in Mauritania, the country's government said on Monday.

EU's Solana says no Pakistan talks with Al-Qaeda — 22 April 2008, 14:23 CET

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday he backed the new Pakistani government's moves to hold talks with Taliban militants, but ruled out any negotiations with Al-Qaeda.

EU to criminalise Internet- based incitement to terrorism — 18 April 2008, 17:19 CET

EU justice ministers on Friday agreed to criminalise incitement of acts of terrorism, including using the Internet for recruiting purposes.

EU faces 'real threat' from north Africa: anti-terror tsar — 07 April 2008, 20:08 CET

The EU's anti-terror coordinator warned Monday that a "real threat" to European security is developing in northern Africa, fed by militant groups linked to Al-Qaeda.

EU court rules against Turkish PKK's inclusion on terror list — 03 April 2008, 19:46 CET

A European court on Thursday annulled a European Union decision to place Turkey's rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on its proscribed terror list.

Council of Europe lawmakers denounce EU, UN blacklists — 23 January 2008, 20:55 CET

Council of Europe lawmakers Wednesday condemned the use of terrorist black lists by the UN and EU.

EU rejects call to take Colombia's FARC off 'terror' list — 22 January 2008, 19:28 CET

The European Union sees no reason to take Colombia's FARC rebels off its "terror" list, the EU's foreign policy chief said on Tuesday, pledging support for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

Romania tells EU it did not house secret CIA prisons — 15 November 2007, 17:34 CET

Romania has sent the European Commission a letter denying that it harboured secret CIA detention centres, following accusations from the Council of Europe, a Romanian spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Romania replies to EU demand for CIA prisons 'explanation' — 15 November 2007, 15:41 CET

The European Commission has received a reply from Romania in response to demands for an "explanation" after a Council of Europe report accused Bucharest of harbouring CIA detention centres.

Suicide bomb recruiters had Al-Qaeda links: Eurojust — 07 November 2007, 00:47 CET

Prosecutors' group Eurojust said Tuesday that an alleged recruitment network for suicide bombers targetted in recent raids in Italy and across Europe had a clear link to Al-Qaeda.

EU unveils new 'anti-terror' measures raising fresh privacy concerns — 06 November 2007, 19:14 CET

EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini unveiled plans Tuesday to beef up the fight against terrorism, granting police new rights to check air travellers and crack down on radical Internet sites.

Big cash sums to be declared to customs under new EU laws — 14 June 2007, 21:01 CET

Travellers in and out of the EU must declare cash amounts of EUR 10,000 or more under new European rules which come into effect on Friday.