Eleventh progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Background and further information:

This is the eleventh monthly report on the progress made towards building a Security Union and covers developments under two main pillars: tackling terrorism and organised crime and the means that support them; and strengthening our defences and building resilience against those threats.

In this report, the European Commission sets out a package of anti-terrorism measures to be undertahen in the following sixteen months. It includes measures dangerous substances; measures to cut off access to the means used by terrorists to prepare and carry out attacks such as dangerous substances or terrorist financing; the next steps on countering radicalisation; the next steps on strengthening the external dimension of counter-terrorism.

Previous reports:
+ First progress report, October 2016
+ Second progress report, November 2016
+ Third progress report, December 2016
+ Fourth progress report, January 2017
+ Fifth progress report, March 2017
+ Sixth progress report, April 2017
+ Seventh progress report, May 2017
+ Eighth progress report, June 2017
+ Ninth progress report, July 2017
+ Tenth progress report, September 2017

The 11th progress report on the development of an effective Security Union was published on 18 October 2017 by the European Commission.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/3947, 18.10.17: Security Union: Commission presents new measures to better protect EU citizens http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-3947_en.htm

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