Security Union: Commission presents new measures to deny terrorists and criminals the means and space to act - Main contents

Today the European Commission is taking additional steps to further curtail the space in which terrorists and criminals operate - denying them the means needed to plan, finance and carry out crimes.

Six months after the anti-terrorism package of October 2017, the Commission is proposing measures to: bolster the security of identity cards and reduce document fraud; provide law enforcement and judicial authorities with access to electronic evidence and financial information; further restrict terrorists' access to explosives precursors; and strengthen controls on the import and export of firearms. The Commission is also reporting today on the progress made on other priority initiatives which will pave the way towards a genuine and effective Security Union.

Better protecting European citizens is a collective top priority agreed in the Joint Declaration on the EU legislative priorities for 2018-2019. The set of measures presented today are also included in the Joint Declaration and will further expedite the on-going efforts at EU level to improve internal security and close down identified loopholes. Today's proposals should be adopted by both co-legislators as a matter of urgency to further enhance the security of EU citizens.

For More Information

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  Press release IP/18/3301: Security Union: Commission presents new measures to deny terrorists and criminals the means and space to act
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  Frequently Asked Questions - Denying terrorists the means to act
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  Factsheet - Security Union - A Europe that protects
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  Factsheet - Security Union - Denying terrorists the means to act
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  Report - Fourteenth progress report towards an affective and genuine security union
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  Directive on the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detention, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences
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  Regulation improving security of ID cards and residence documents of EU citizens and their family members

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    Impact assessment to the proposal to improve the security of ID cards and residence documents of EU citizens and their family members

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  Regulation on the marketing and use of explosives precursors

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    Annexes to the proposal for a regulation on the marketing and use of explosives precursors

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  Commission recommendation on immediate steps to improve security of export, import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition
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  Press release: Commission presents new EU rules for access to electronic evidence
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  Frequently Asked Questions: New EU rules to obtain electronic evidence
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  Factsheet: Facilitating Access to electronic evidence

Tuesday, 17 April, 2018