On Monday 9 July and Tuesday 10 July, Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) organised the tenth joint Referral Action Days with colleagues from specialist units in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. This time around, the campaign was focused on different platforms belonging…
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During his visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday 19 June, GCHQ’s director Jeremy Fleming talked about countering global threats, the importance of European partnerships and the benefits of collective security. After meeting with the NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, the deputy secretary general and…
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Terrorist threat remains high in European Union despite decline of IS in Iraq and Syria
by Brian SimsEuropol’s 2018 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report provides a concise overview of the nature of the terrorist threat the European Union (EU) faced in 2017. Last year, 68 innocent victims lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks in the EU – reason…
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Terrorism risks in Europe to increase in 2018 as Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters return
by Brian SimsTerrorism risks in Europe are likely to increase in 2018 as foreign fighters depart the former ‘Caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria and bring their training and expertise back to the continent. That’s according to a new report issued from Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre by…
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The Home Office has announced the development of new technology to automatically detect terrorist content on any online platforms. Tests have shown that this new tool can automatically detect 94% of Daesh propaganda with 99.995% accuracy. It boasts “an extremely high degree of accuracy”. For instance, if…
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EU law enforcers team up with Facebook and Instagram to combat online terrorist propaganda
by Brian SimsOn Thursday 11 January, Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) organised the eighth joint Referral Action Day with colleagues from the national referral units of the UK, Belgium and France to identify and secure the swift removal of terrorist and violent extremism content uploaded on Facebook…
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UK Government devotes £5 million fund towards building “national coalition against extremism”
by Brian SimsThe UK Government has announced plans to invest £5 million this year in building a national network of grassroots organisations that will challenge all forms of extremist ideology. Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement was made on the eve of the publication of the Government’s new Counter-Extremism Strategy. At the…
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Police chiefs meet at Europol’s headquarters to discuss terrorism and illegal immigration issues
by Brian SimsOn 23 and 24 September, over 300 high-level representatives from 50 countries and a dozen international and European organisations attended the European Police Chiefs Convention (EPCC) at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. This year, the police chiefs and senior representatives of national and international law…