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• CAIR reaffirms repudiation of terror on anniversary of Madrid bombings

  22 April 2009, by prnewswire
  The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) marked the 5th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings. In a statement released b the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy group, CAIR stated: On the 5th anniversary of the tragic 3/11 Madrid attacks, we once again condemn and repudiate all those who seek to justify the killing of civilians in order to achieve political or religious goals.

• Binyam Mohammed has returned to the UK, while British involvement in torture remains unclear

  23 March 2009, by News Agencies
  Ex-Guantánamo inmate Binyam Mohammed has been released and flown back to the UK. Despite having been on hunger strike, his medical condition is stable. After seven years in detention he has now reunited with his sister but so far not talked about what has happened to him. Being a UK resident, Mr. Mohammed does not have British citizenship and it is not guaranteed that he will be able to stay permanently.

• German train bomber among defendants in Lebanon terror trial

  23 March 2009, by Monsters and Critics.com
  A Lebanese military court on Tuesday began a trial in absentia of a terrorist group network that includes a man currently in a German jail for plotting an August 2006 train bombing, according to a court source.

• Jihad TV in Europe

  18 March 2009, by Wall Street Journal Europe
  Their propaganda notwithstanding, Hamas and, two years ago, Hezbollah suffered devastating military defeats that may diminish their ability to attack Israel with rocket fire. But these Iranian-backed terrorist organizations are deploying another dangerous weapon in their war against Western democracies — terrorist television stations.

• Spain may accept Guantanamo Bay detainees

  18 March 2009, by News Agencies
  Spain has told the United States that in principle, it is open to accepting some prisoners currently being held at Guantanamo Bay when the military base shuts down, according to a recent edict by president Barack Obama.

• Guantánamo inmate Binyam Mohamed to return to the UK

  17 March 2009, by News Agencies
  Guantánamo inmate and British resident Binyam Mohamed is said to be sent home to the UK within a short time. The student from West London went on hunger strike on 5 January and is in a very weak physical condition. Trying to avoid a British fatality US authorities have pressed ahead with negotiations.

• Interview with British Home Secretary: «No Day This Year without a Terror Trial»

  17 March 2009, by Spiegel Online
  In an interview with SPIEGEL, British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith discusses her country’s experience in taking in former inmates from the Guantanamo prison camp and how her country is seeking to reach out to young Muslims before they radicalize.

• EU doubts over taking in former Guantánamo prisoners

  16 March 2009, by The Guardian
  EU countries could be willing to help the US close down Guantánamo Bay by taking in released detainees despite the doubts of some member states, the EU foreign policy chief said today as European foreign ministers struggled to find common ground in Brussels.

• Europe: Germany, Britain, Netherlands Agree to Enhance Anti-Terror Cooperation

  16 March 2009, by Deutsche Welle
  The governments of Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands have pledged to increase cooperation on countering Islamic extremism.

• Europe and the World: The Changing Landscape of Liberty and Security in the European Union’s External Relations - 2 - 3 April 2009

  9 March 2009, by Smith Karen
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• Al-Qaeda cell apprehended

  14 January 2009, by News Agencies
  Five men and one woman were held in Brussels from raids, and police say they believe one of those charged was planning a suicide attack. No information was given concerning target or location. Eight additional persons were held in the recent raids, but a judge decided that there was insufficient evidence to hold them.

• Bombs accused ’told absurd lies’

  23 December 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  A doctor accused of attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow has told «astonishing lies», jurors have heard. Bilal Abdulla, 29, claimed he did not know Kafeel Ahmed, 28, was planning a suicide attack when a Jeep was driven into a building at Glasgow Airport. Prosecutor Jonathan Laidlaw QC told Woolwich Crown Court Mr Abdulla gave a «simply absurd» account of the June 2007 attack on the terminal building.

• Mumbai attacks: How young Britons are radicalised in Pakistan

  23 December 2008, by The Telegraph
  Reports that some of the terrorists who attacked Mumbai were British has focused attention on the UK Muslims who receive military training at extremist madrassas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In this report, filed three years ago, Telegraph correspondents expose how young Britons travel to al-Qaeda camps to learn how to destroy the West: Deep inside an anonymous office building at the heart of the Pakistani Army’s sprawling Rawalpindi headquarters last week, a metal door swung open and two smartly dressed British officials stepped into a spartan, windowless room.

• Europe: Islamic groups in Europe condemn Mumbai attacks

  22 December 2008, by News Agencies
  The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) condemned the «inexcusable and reprehensible» terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. «The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe reminds of the vital importance of exercising self-restraint, and respect for the principle of peaceful coexistence and harmony in community relations in the multi-ethnic Indian society,» said a statement released by the Organization.

• Le Conseil adopte l’action commune sur une opération de l’Union européenne contre la piraterie et les vols à main armée au large de la Somalie

  9 décembre 2008, par European Council
  Le Conseil a adopté aujourd’hui l’action commune concernant l’opération militaire de l’Union européenne en vue d’une contribution à la dissuasion, à la prévention et à la répression des actes de piraterie et de vols à main armée au large des côtes de la Somalie (13989/08).

• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Migration and development: opportunities and challenges’

  27 May 2008, by European Economic and Social Committee
  At its plenary session held on 16 February 2007, the European Economic and Social Committee decided to draw up an opinion, under Rule 29(2) of its Rules of Procedure, on Migration and development: opportunities and challenges.

• German Federal Constitutional Court : Judgment 7 May 2008 (2 BvE 1/03)

  20 May 2008, by Besselink Leonard F. M.
  The deployment of German soldiers in AWACS aircraft above Turkey in the war against Iraq in spring 2003, required the consent of the Bundestag (the German Federal Parliament).

• EC Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements: Implementing a New EU Security Approach in the Neighbourhood

  29 April 2008, by Kruse Imke, Trauner Florian
  With the Eastern Enlargement successfully completed, the EU is searching for a proper balance between internal security and external stabilisation that is acceptable to all sides. This paper focuses on an EU foreign policy instrument that is a case in point for this struggle: EC visa facilitation and readmission agreements. By looking on the EU’s strategy on visa facilitation and readmission, this paper aims at offering a first systematic analysis of the objectives, substance and political implications of these agreements.

• Joint declaration on relations and cooperation between the European Union and new Zealand

  17 March 2008, by European Commission
  A new «Joint Declaration on Relations and Cooperation» between the European Union and New Zealand was adopted. It covers the varied areas of cooperation between New Zealand and Europe, and will serve as the anchor for the relationship for the next five years. Counter-terrorism cooperation and movement of people form part of the declaration.

• La France, l’Europe, l’OTAN : une approche géopolitique de l’atlantisme français

  13 mars 2008, par Mongrenier Jean-Sylvestre
  Le 7 mars 1966, le Général de Gaulle annonçait le retrait des armées françaises des structures militaires de l’OTAN. Depuis cette décision, l’atlantisme est vilipendé. Et pourtant... La France via l’OTAN est engagée en Afghanistan. Sur le vaste front de la lutte contre l’islamo-terrorisme et la prolifération des armes de destruction massive, les Français sont aux côtés de leurs alliés. Etats-majors et services de renseignement opèrent en étroite liaison avec leurs homologues américains. La France aurait-elle donc réintégré l’OTAN ? Est-elle jamais sortie de l’Organisation atlantique ?

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