European Union Considers Further Measures Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters

The problem of foreign terrorist fighters has been on the agenda of various organs and bodies of the European Union for some time. Providing effective criminal justice response is among the top four priority areas together with prevention of radicalization, detection of suspicious travel and cooperation with third countries, where the European Council in August 2014 called for accelerated implementation in order to build up a comprehensive response to the phenomenon of foreign fighters across the EU.