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The EU can never be 100 percent safe from terror, its new tsar warned today (Photo: European Commission)

Anti-terror tsar calls on EU states to fulfil commitments

Dutchman Gijs de Vries, the EU's anti-terror tsar, today urged Member States "to deliver on commitments" pledged last week in the aftermath of the Madrid attacks.

Speaking on Tuesday, Mr de Vries said he would ensure that things "get going" and that legislation in the member states is "implemented swiftly". The former Dutch deputy interior minister also stressed the importance of preserving civil liberties, but admitted that "there can never be a guarantee of 100 percent security".

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The EU can never be 100 percent safe from terror, its new tsar warned today (Photo: European Commission)

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