The European Council has adopted conclusions aimed at stepping up efforts to tackle terrorism and violent extremism. Together with the Council’s conclusions, they demonstrate the European Union’s determination to cooperate with partner countries and to protect EU citizens.

The conclusions highlight how the terrorist and violent extremist threat has become increasingly diverse and fragmented. The Council underlines the deteriorating security situation in Africa and how the current crisis in the Middle East is fuelling radicalisation around the world. The Council also confirmed the EU’s unwavering commitment to combating terrorism in Iraq and Syria.

Faced with this evolving threat, the Council stresses that strengthening external-internal connections is key. Terrorism and violent extremism must be addressed through a coherent approach that integrates the EU’s common foreign and security policy and actions into the field of justice and home affairs.

The Council also reaffirms that the only sustainable response to terrorism and violent extremism is one based on democracy, the rule of law, transparency, accountability, and gender sensitivity.

The Council’s conclusions underline the need to further invest in counter-terrorism cooperation between the EU and third countries through dialogues and capacity building projects. The conclusions further underline the need to exploit the full potential of the EU’s network of security and counter-terrorism experts, in particular to support EU counter-terrorism policy development and action.

To further enhance the effectiveness and coordination of EU efforts against terrorism, the Council calls for Team Europe initiatives that bring together the expertise and resources of the Union and Member States.

• Counter-terrorism: the Council adopts conclusions on future priorities for the fight against terrorism (12 December 2024)

• The EU response to terrorism (background information)

• Terrorism: the Council adopts conclusions aimed at promoting further action to protect Europeans (press release, 9 June 2022)

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