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

On 28 April 2015 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 set 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.

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