On Tuesday 7 March, the Council of the EU ratified the directive for fighting terrorism. This particularly focuses on the criminalisation throughout the EU of assistance provided during the preparation of acts of terrorism.
The European Parliament adopted its opinion on 16 February (see EUROPE 11727). The new directive presented at the end of 2015 seeks to tackle increasing threats from “foreign fighters” who travel to conflict zones for terrorist purposes and “lone wolves” who plan...