COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 10 May 2010
9685/10
LIMITE
from: EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
to Council / European Council
Subject: EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy – Discussion paper
My last report on the implementation of the EU Counter Terrorism Strategy (15359/1/09) argued that it made sense to perform this exercise only once every year. Nevertheless, in fulfilment of my role to promote effective implementation of the Strategy within the framework of the Union, I would like to draw the Council’s attention to a small number of issues where action is important and timely.
The most important task currently facing all the bodies of the Union is how to get maximum advantage from the opportunities presented by the Treaty of Lisbon. This should allow the Union to take a major step forward in the coherence of its policy making, especially combining internal and external aspects of policy. In the area of Justice and Home Affairs we already have the ambitious tasks of implementing the Stockholm Programme and Internal Security Strategy, which include a number of measures directly or indirectly combating the terrorist threat. I do not want to add to the burden, and the examples presented here highlight a number of areas where work is already underway, and where progress will have a special value in demonstrating what can now be achieved by a more integrated approach.
I would propose to start with transport security, terrorist travel and the relationship between internal and external security. (pdf at euro-police.noblogs.org)
