Madrid
Top European security officials met in Madrid this week to discuss ways to cooperate in preventing further terrorist attacks on the continent. After the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the E.U. boosted security at airports and froze the assets of terrorist organizations, but other measures stalled. The E.U. has yet to establish a Europewide arrest warrant or border-security agency, and coordination among national anti-terror units is spotty. “We absolutely have to speed up the work,” said E.U. spokesman Reijo Kemppinen. At a summit of European leaders later this month, the E.U. will consider adding a new post of anti-terrorism commissioner.
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