Commission takes steps to strengthen EU cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime

EU News 117/2015

Strasbourg, 28 April 2015
IP/15/4865

Today the European Commission set out a European Agenda on Security for the period 2015-2020 to support Member States' cooperation in tackling security threats and step up our common efforts in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime. The Agenda sets out the concrete tools and measures which will be used in this joint work to ensure security and tackle these three most pressing threats more effectively.

The recent terrorist attacks on Europe's people and values were coordinated across borders, showing that we must work together to resist these threats, in full respect of fundamental rights.The responsibility for ensuring internal security is first and foremost with the Member States, but cross-border challenges defy the capacity of individual countries to act alone and require EU support to build trust and facilitate cooperation, exchange of information and joint action.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4865_en.htm?locale=en

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