EU, U.S. should move fast on terror fund tracking: EU
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The European Union and the United States should try to reach a deal quickly on the way financial transactions are monitored to help the fight against terrorism, the European Commission's security chief said.
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The European Union will dispatch an antiterrorism cooperation coordinator to Russia, said Bernard Bot, foreign minister of the Netherlands (chair of the EU), at a press conference in The Hague.
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The European Commission proposes co-ordinated anti-terror measures targeting flight data and the web.
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(InfoWorld) - European data-protection officials are broadening their investigation into the alleged transfer of personal banking details by the Swift banking cooperative in Belgium to U.S. authorities, the European Commission said Wednesday.Separately, the Belgian data-protection authority is expected to conclude its report into the affair in the coming weeks. Unlike the European officials, the Belgian authorities could impose sanctions on Swift, a banking industry payment-transfer organization."Recognising the seriousness of the questions that have been raised, the working party agreed to continue fact-finding and conduct further analysis based on all relevant factual and legal elements," the Commission said in a statement, referring to a working party of data-protection officials from around the European Union. The group met in Brussels Tuesday and Wednesday."The working party's priority is to safeguard European data protection rights," the Commission said.The officials will conclude their investigation in November at their next meeting, the Commission said. If they find that European data protection laws have been violated they could propose that the Commission take legal action against Belgium for failing to uphold Union-wide laws.In the statement, the Commission said the officials expressed "immediate concerns about the lack of transparency" surrounding the transfers, which began in secret shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S.The transfers, which came to light in newspaper reports in June this year, have raised fears that Swift has abused European citizensâ privacy. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and other U.S. intelligence agencies allegedly demanded the information in order to trace terrorist financing activity.The so-called Swift affair comes at a time of heightened tension between Europe and the U.S. over how to balance counter-terrorism needs and preserve citizens' civil liberties. Last month U.S. President George Bush admitted that terrorism suspects have been secretly detained in Europe, sparking an angry outcry among European civil liberties groups, politicians and newspapers.
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European governments and secret services accepted and concealed secret U.S. flights taking terrorism suspects across Europe, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.Comment
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The European Commission is to draw up plans to bolster co-operation in the fight against terror.
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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to U.S. security may now come from within Europe.
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A new extradition treaty between the European Union and the United States could be used to legitimize extra-judicial transfers of terrorist suspects and needs clarification, a U.N. expert said on Tuesday.
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European Union states have started  sharing monitoring of militant Web sites, including sites  linked to al-Qaeda, a draft statement agreed by the bloc's  ambassadors on Wednesday shows.
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The United States needs to continue taking steps to protect its food supply from terrorism just as it would its buildings, airports and other infrastructure, FBI deputy director John S. Pistole said.
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Â· US presses Europe to strengthen fighting forceÂ· Alliance could split as credibility is threatened
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Homeland Security Secretary Michael  Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to  U.S. security may now come from within Europe.
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The European Union has warned Morocco of the "almost certain probability" of terrorist attacks in the North African country and urged more security at Western embassies and tourism sites, a newspaper said on Monday.
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Attorney General John Ashcroft and EU justice officials agreed Thursday to improve the trans-Atlantic flow of intelligence to help track down terrorists and prevent attacks.
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A top anti-terrorism official at the U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Europeans to expect more attacks such as last year's train bombings in Madrid, saying dispersed and well-disguised terrorist networks are operating in Western countries.
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The European Union hopes to name soon a low profile technical expert as its new &quot;anti-terror&quot; coordinator, almost six months after the post was left vacant, senior EU officials said Tuesday.
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The US has fewer cases of radicalization than Europe, but experts are calling for more study and preventive strategies.