Press Release: European Commission strengthens control of firearms across the EU

On 18 November 2015, the European Commission adopted a package of measures to make it more difficult to acquire firearms in the European Union, better track legally held firearms, strengthen cooperation between Member States.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/6111, 18.11.15: Commission Proposals to strengthen control of firearms: Questions & Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-6111_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Commission takes steps to strengthen EU cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and cybercrime http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-takes-steps-to-strengthen-eu-cooperation-in-the-fight-against-terrorism-organised-crime-and-cybercrime/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/6125, 18.11.15: Remarks of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos at the Press Conference on the Preparation of the 20 November Justice and Home Affairs Council and the Firearms Package http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-6125_en.htm

European commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/6126, 18.11.15: Remarks of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska at the Press Conference on the Preparation of the 20 November Justice and Home Affairs Council and the Firearms Package http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-6126_en.htm

ESO: Background information: European Agenda on Security - State of Play http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-agenda-on-security-state-of-play/

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