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EU: Council of the European Union: Operational C-T cooperation & "Youth sector" and radicalisation
26 April 2016
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Development of a structured approach for operational cooperation on countering terrorist threats (LIMITE doc no: 7796-16, pdf):
"Following the Paris attacks on 13 November 2015, the Council on 20 November 2015 in its conclusions on Counter-Terrorism (CT) called for COSI to liaise with competent Working Parties of the Council and with the Commission and EU agencies to ensure effective implementation of the operational measures agreed. In this context, COSI was asked by the Council to examine the possibility to develop a methodology for a structured and multilateral approach for operational cooperation on countering terrorist threats" [emphasis in original]. It seems extraordinary that the EU is still at the stage of "developing a methodology" for operational cooperation to counter terrorist attacks.
And see:
Counter-terrorism: Proposals on information sharing and operational cooperation (Statewatch) including:
The Counter-Terrorism Coordinator's report: Systematic feeding and consistent use of European and international Databases - information sharing in the counter-terrorism context (LIMITE doc no: 7726/16, pdf)
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Draft conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the role of [...] the youth sector in an integrated and cross-sectoral approach to preventing and combating [...] radicalisation leading to violent extremism of young people (LIMITE doc no: 7784-16, pdf):
"The process of identity development towards violent extremism can be influenced by many factors such as a multi-problem family background, peers, internet and social media and the position of groups of young people in society often confronted with discrimination, humiliation, exclusion, injustice and a lack of prospects, leading to feelings of frustration...
Young people must have awareness about democracy, equality, democratic principles, and respect for human dignity and human rights, as well as about media and information literacy...." [emphasis in original]