EUs 'Mr Anti-terrorism' on the challenges facing the Union [fr] [de]
Published: 04 March 2005 | Updated: 29 January 2010
Gijs de Vries was appointed in March 2004 as the European Council's special adviser to Javier Solana on counter-terrorism. A year in the post, he spoke to EurActiv on the EU's current and future policies to defeat the terrorist threat.
In an interview with EurActiv on 1 March 2005, Mr de Vries discussed the following issues:
- SITCEN: an EU level body which has been expanded to bring together member state analysts on both external intelligence and internal security;
- biometrics in passports - problems and solutions;
- the differing approach of the EU and US to counter-terrorism policy;
- the push towards democracy in Islamic states;
- the fundamental need for co-operation amongst member states.
Read the full interview with Mr de Vries.