EU Commission allocates €9m for actions initiated under "Pilot Project Fight against Terrorism"

The Financial Decision, adopted on 26.10.2006 by the Commission, allocates € 9 million which will enable the pursuit of numerous actions which have been initiated under the "Pilot Project Fight against Terrorism", adopted in 2005.

The actions covered by the Financing Decision 2006 are outlined as follows:

Strengthening the Fight against the Financing of Terrorism

• 
  
• Follow-up to initiatives in the fight against the financing of terrorism as set out in the joint strategy paper presented to the December 2004 European Council in the context also of international standards of the Financial Action Task Force.
  
• Studies on the financing of terrorism, in particular following the results of the study on the implementation of the FATF recommendations currently underway on the basis of the 2005 budget.

• 
  
• Supporting the identification and development of measures to protect critical infrastructure; including the development and refinement of methodologies.

• 
  
• There is a need to identify and address the factors and causes that are contributing to making people take the path of violence and terror.

• 
  
• Establishing and supporting pilot networks of scientific and technological experts, contact groups from both public and private sector actors/institutions with a view notably to support development of EU policy initiatives and rapid response advice on security concerns, such as a Group of experts on Violent Radicalisation and Terrorism or an Expert Group on the Economic Analysis of Terrorism and Anti-Terror Policies.

• 
  
• Studies and surveys to fund pilot projects that have a potential for transferability at the EU level in the field of bio-preparedness, in particular as regards the security of the food supply chain.

• 
  
• Studies to support and complement the analysis of the factors contributing to violent radicalisation and recruitment to terrorism as well as the mechanisms presiding over renunciation of Violent Radicalisation and terrorism.
  
• A study aimed at developing objective standards for measuring compliance with the provisions of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions on counter terrorism.
  
• A study on best practices in cooperation between authorities and civil society with a view to the prevention and response to violent radicalisation.
  
• A Survey of Radiological Vulnerability in Europe with a view of identifying the type and order of magnitude of installations harbouring radiological materials susceptible of being used to commit radiological attacks, the protective measures in place and respective best practices and weaknesses.
  
• A study on legal framework in Europe for cooperation between Forensic laboratories and other relevant bodies of different Members and between these and counterparts in third countries.
  
• A study on economics of security with particular focus on the interplay between costs of terrorism and anti-terrorist measures.
  
• A study on the European expertise and capabilities for the protection of major events against terrorist attacks. Activities in this field will take note of the ERA-NET Coordination Action EU-SEC' funded under the 6th Framework Programme for RTD.

• 
  
• Development of relevant specialised information material destined for Law enforcement officers on incident management in the event of terrorist attacks.
  
• Examining, in cooperation with private sector operators, ways and means for real time information of the public in incident management, including technologies/techniques (e.g. cell-phone broadcasts). This work will be conducted having in mind the usefulness of such technologies for non-terrorist related emergencies and DG ENV will be closely associated thereto.

• 
  
• Pilot programme on sharing expertise and practices with experts of third countries which are not eligible for financing under external assistance programmes, e.g. on scientific police, forensic

| Arriba |

• "EU counter-terrorism strategy" - Speech by EU Commission Vice President Frattini (5/9/2007)
• "The External Dimension of the Fight Against International Terrorism" - Speech by EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (14/2/2007)
• Time to step up action- enhancing European prevention, preparedness and response to terrorism: Commission allocates €9 million (26/10/2006)
• EU Informal Meeting on Counter-Terrorism (16/8/2006)
• Declaration by the EU Presidency on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (31/3/2006)