Following a series of terrorist attacks and foiled plots on EU territory, the European Commission is making significant moves into the area of member states' security.
On Tuesday (6 November), EU home affairs commissioner Franco Frattini tabled an extensive counter-terrorism package, which should equip the 27-nation bloc with new tools to fight extremists and militants.
The package consists of three major elements - first, to make the dissemination of terrorist propaganda, trai...
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