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Obama must live up to Guantanamo pledge: Commissioner — 11 January 2012, 22:22 CET

The European Union's home affairs commissioner urged US President Barack Obama on Wednesday to fulfill his promise to close Guantanamo, calling the continued detention of prisoners "a disgrace".

Football: Nuclear advice for Euro 2012 organisers — 13 December 2011, 18:04 CET

The UN atomic agency said Tuesday it was training authorities in Poland on how to detect and respond to potential acts of "nuclear terrorism" at the Euro 2012 football championship next June and July.

Europeans more fearful of debt crisis than terrorism: poll — 25 November 2011, 22:21 CET

Europeans see the economic crisis as a bigger threat to their security than terrorism or organised crime, an EU-wide poll showed on Friday.

Europe sets rules for airport body scanners — 14 November 2011, 15:50 CET

The European Commission set rules Monday for the use of body scanners at airports, allowing travellers to choose a different screening method and barring authorities from storing someone's image.

Three radical Islamists jailed in Bosnia over terrorism — 10 November 2011, 17:29 CET

A Bosnian court on Thursday sentenced three radical Islamists to up to four and half years in prison for preparing a terrorist attack against members of EU forces here and the local Christian community.

EU voices 'great satisfaction' on end of ETA violence — 23 October 2011, 13:16 CET

European Union leaders welcomed with "great satisfaction" on Sunday the decision by Basque group ETA to end more than 40 years of separatist violence.

EU sanctions five Iranians over Saudi ambassador 'plot' — 21 October 2011, 22:35 CET

The European Union on Friday targeted five Iranians with anti-terrorist sanctions relating to an alleged failed bid to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.

EU sanctions five people for Saudi ambassador 'plot' — 21 October 2011, 15:52 CET

The European Union on Friday said it was targeting five people with anti-terrorist sanctions relating to an alleged failed bid to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States.

West warns Iran over alleged murder plot in US — 12 October 2011, 20:37 CET

The United States and its European allies on Wednesday warned that Iran may face retaliation after Washington detailed an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US.

Iran sternly warned over alleged murder plot in US — 12 October 2011, 16:52 CET

Iran got stern warnings of possible retaliation from the European Union and the United States Wednesday after Washington detailed an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US.

EU warns of 'serious' global implications in Iran plot in US — 12 October 2011, 13:58 CET

The European Union voiced "grave concern" Wednesday after the United States said it had foiled an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador, warning it could have serious international implications.

Major countries launch new anti-terror group — 22 September 2011, 23:02 CET

Twenty-nine countries from around the world, plus the European Union, on Thursday launched a new multilateral organization dedicated to fighting terrorism.

EU slams US failure to close Guantanamo as 'shame' — 09 September 2011, 20:27 CET

The EU's home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem on Friday slammed Washington's failure to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre as "a shame".

Arab Spring 'strongest answer' to 9/11, says EU — 09 September 2011, 20:53 CET

Arab Spring protesters bent on bringing freedom to Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are "the strongest answer" to the 9/11 attacks of a decade ago, the European Union said on Friday.

EU condemns 'evil' attack in New Delhi — 08 September 2011, 11:04 CET

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton denounced on Thursday a deadly bomb attack in New Delhi as an "evil" act of terrorism.

Qaeda offshoot acquires Libyan air missiles: EU — 05 September 2011, 23:36 CET

Al-Qaeda's north African branch has acquired a stockpile of weapons in Libya, including surface-to-air missiles that are threatening air travel, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said on Monday.

World is safer 10 years after 9/11: EU, NATO — 05 September 2011, 19:39 CET

The world is safer today than in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, with global terror groups weaker than 10 years ago, senior EU and NATO officials said Monday.

EU condemns UN building bombing in Nigeria — 26 August 2011, 18:52 CET

European Union president Herman Van Rompuy denounced Friday the "senseless" and "brutal" suicide bombing against the UN compound in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

EU's Ashton in Israel, Palestinian territories next weekend — 20 August 2011, 14:56 CET

The EU's foreign affairs chief will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on August 27 and 28, a diplomatic source said Saturday, as regional tensions escalated on a third day of fighting.

EU's Ashton condemns 'unreservedly' attacks on Israel — 18 August 2011, 21:49 CET

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday condemned "unreservedly" a string of attacks on Israel that left seven Israelis dead.

EU opposition in Norway falls after attacks: poll — 04 August 2011, 13:42 CET

Seven out of 10 Norwegians are against joining the EU, a poll showed Thursday, attributing the record opposition to the debt crisis but also hinting the July 22 attacks had dampened resistance to the bloc.

Calls to expel Romanian MP over Norway comments — 29 July 2011, 16:42 CET

The Socialist group in the European Parliament and a Roma rights group on Friday called on the ruling party in Romania to expel a lawmaker who pinned blame for the Norway attacks on EU leaders.

EU seeks to widen terror surveillance to 'lone wolves' — 28 July 2011, 23:21 CET

Norway's "near impossible to prevent" bloodbath underlines the need to sharpen counter-terror surveillance against "lone wolves" and all the forms of extremism, EU terror experts said on Thursday.

Police scramble to track extreme-right after Norway attacks — 28 July 2011, 18:18 CET

Anders Behring Breivik may have acted alone on his killing spree in Norway but European police forces are preparing to keep close watch on other potentially dangerous right-wing extremists.

EU sets sights on extremists in wake of Norway tragedy — 26 July 2011, 19:23 CET

Non-EU nation Norway is to be invited to join European Union interior ministers in seeking action against radicalisation and xenophobia as the bloc seeks a response to far-right terror threats.