EU moves to guard public against terrorism
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
21.01.2015 15:21
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Slawek Szefs looks at counter-terrorism initiatives in the wake of the Paris killings.
The latest terrorist acts in France have been drawing a strong response from EU institutions and top- ranking officials.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls attends a news conference to unveil new security measures ahead of a defence council at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 21 January 2015. Separate attacks on Charlie Hebdo, police and a kosher supermarket in Paris starting on 07 January left 20 dead, including three assailants who were killed by police. EPA/PHI
As Slawek Szefs reports, several initiatives and methods of dealing with the growing problem posed by extremist Islamic organizations have been proposed by EU member countries.
However, despite wide-ranging security measures, tracking down the “lone wolf” remains the biggest challenge for all special services.
“It is hard to conduct surveillance of a group consisting of two or three persons who have vowed to undertake some activity in connection with being converted to Islam and want to do something spectacular," says Juliusz Sabak from Defence24.pl