Brussels: Turkey and Europe’s Shared Destiny

The terrorist attacks in Belgium on the 22 March 2016 was not just a failure of European intelligence services either, as it relates to a broader lack of coherent counterterrorism policy across the continent, which needs to be addressed by taking European-wide security cooperation to the next level.

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ESO: Background information: Brussels attacks: Zaventem and Maelbeek bombs kill many / Terror hits the capital of Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-attacks-zaventem-and-maelbeek-bombs-kill-many-terror-hits-the-capital-of-europe/

ESO: Background information: Extraordinary meeting of Ministers for Justice and Security and representatives of the EU Institutions, Brussels, 24 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/extraordinary-meeting-of-ministers-for-justice-and-security-and-representatives-of-the-eu-institutions-brussels-24-march-2016/

ESO: Background information: Statement: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn condemning this afternoon's bomb attack in Ankara http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-statement-by-high-representative-vice-president-federica-mogherini-and-commissioner-johannes-hahn-condemning-this-afternoons-bomb-attack-in-ankara/

SETA: Opinion, 26.03.16: A New Security Understanding for Europe http://setav.org/en/a-new-security-understanding-for-europe/opinion/37089

SETA: Opinion, 26.03.16: Europe Needs Sincerity in Integration and Counterterrorism http://setav.org/en/europe-needs-sincerity-in-integration-and-counterterrorism/opinion/37090

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