Army units
\ndeployed on Brussels’s streets, where the level of terror alert is at its
\nhighest…..tight controls on the borders of the EU….France in a state of emergency … Europe is now
\ntrying to adapt following the bloody
\nterrorist attacks in Paris on November 13th. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Late last week, the EU
\nMinisters of Justice and Home Affairs held an emergency meeting in Brussels and
\nagreed upon several priority actions, such as the creation of a European
\nPassenger Name Record, tightening controls on the EU’s external borders, not
\nonly for third-country citizens, but also for the EU ones, increased attention
\npaid to arms and the commitment to fund all priority measures. Attending the
\nsummit in Brussels, the newly appointed Romanian Ministers of Justice and Home
\naffairs, Raluca Pruna and Petre Toba respectively, reiterated Bucharest’s
\nstand, which supports the measures aimed at ensuring the European citizens’
\nsecurity and protecting European values and principles. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Justice Minister
\nRaluca Pruna: What
\nis important on the justice agenda is the fight against terror and Romania will
\nsupport this fight without hesitation. Together with the other EU member
\ncountries, Romania will help find a rule of law response to terrorism in the
\nEU. The means by which this can be achieved is by updating the framework
\ndecision on fighting terrorism, by including in the EU legislation provisions
\nthat clearly incriminate such acts, just like the Council of Europe
\nlegislation.<\/p>\n
\n
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Many fear that jihadists may be
\nhiding among the refugees coming from Africa and the Middle East. Also
\nworrying, however, is the radicalization among those Europeans who are drawn to
\nthe Islamist doctrine, some of them even choosing to fight alongside
\nextremists. One such example is that of several citizens of the neighboring
\nRepublic of Moldova who, upon their return from Syria, have tried to illegally
\ncross the border with Romania, to then further advance towards France. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In
\nsituations like this, the only solution is cooperation, believes the former
\nRomanian Justice Minister and head of Romanian diplomacy Cristian Diaconescu: A
\nconfrontation with a form of terrorism that is so insidious and determined
\ncannot be successful if we leave it up to the individual member states, in the
\nabsence of a clear form of cooperation between these states. So, in the coming
\ndays, not weeks, Brussels will have to decide the direction that Europe will
\ntake.<\/p>\n
\n
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<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the French
\npresident Francois Holland has started an intense diplomatic activity aimed at
\nrallying support for the fight against Islamic State, ten days after the attack
\non his country. He is looking for support not only in Europe, but also in the
\nUS and Russia. <\/p>\n
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