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Does the EU need more anti-terrorist legislation?

10 January 2015

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"The Paris attacks were directed at free speech: the foundation of liberal democracy. Of course efforts should be stepped up to prevent such attacks from happening again; but existing laws allow for targeted intelligence gathering and sharing already, The Commission’s immediate response reeks of panic. And the direct attack on fundamental democratic principles this week in Paris is precisely the wrong context to consider that new legislation curtailing other fundamental freedoms."

See the full text: Does the EU need more anti-terrorist legislation? (EU Law Analysis, link)

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