Ninth progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Background and further information:

This progress report highlights step taken to prevent terrorist financing through trafficking in cultural goods and improve the interoperability of EU information systems. It also points out the remaining gaps and challenges to be addressed, based on an assessment of EU security policy since 2001.

Work undertaken regarding security policy has been guided by the European Agenda on Security, which sets out the main actions to ensure an effective EU response to terrorism and security threats. The progress achieved is reflected in reports published by the Commission like the present one.

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

The European Commission published on 27 July 2017 its 9th progress report on the Security Union, reflecting on the steps taken in the previous month to achieve its aims.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/2106, 27.07.17: Security: the EU is driving work to share information, combat terrorist financing and protect Europeans online http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2106_en.htm

EUR-Lex: SWD(2017)278: Comprehensive assessment of EU security policy http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2017:278:FIN

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