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Commission adopts European Agenda on Security

News 28-04-2015

Today, the European Commission adopted the European Agenda on Security for the period 2015-2020 focusing on three priority areas: fight against terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime. 

Most relevant for CENTR to monitor will be proposals regarding cybercrime:

The threats identified by the Commission include illicit online trade in drugs and weapons, sexual child exploitation, misuse of personal data. This is to be addressed through improved law enforcement and judicial response largely through a better exchange of information and operational cooperation among Member States, EU agencies and the IT sector. A European Counter Terrorist Centre is to be set up as a "secure centre" for such information exchange. An EU-level forum with IT companies will be launched to develop tools against terrorist propaganda. The capacities of law enforcement authorities are to be strengthened through Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).
Of course, all of this is based on and respecting common values and fundamental rights

"The European Agenda on Security" (COM (2015) 185): http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/e-library/documents/basic-documents/docs/eu_agenda_on_security_en.pdf

Commission Q&A (MEMO): http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-4867_en.htm

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