Julian King, the new British commissioner, who has responsibility for Security Union, promised MEPs in his initial hearing that he would come to meet them regularly. Addressing members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (LIBE) on Tuesday 8 November, he was loquacious and energetic, confirming the upcoming presentation of a raft of proposals to boost the EU’s defences against terrorism.
As he had done when accompanied by Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and...