France and Belgium call for Europe-wide strategy against jihadists



PARIS: -- France and Belgium have called for a Europe-wide effort in the fight against Islamist extremists and for more cooperation between EU member states.

The bilateral initiative comes after a period of strained relations following French allegations that its neighbour Belgium had overlooked jihadists preparing to attack the French capital last November.

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Europe must adapt.

“We find, as we have seen in Belgium as well as in France, that there is a new form of threat in Europe, a new form which lies hidden but which has also become more professional and learnt from its past failures.

So we need to adapt, so we have to anticipate better, to be more determined, and to cooperate against this new form of threat.”

French premier Manuel Valls wants to see a more rapid exchange of information between police forces on potential militants and an EU data base used to keep track on airline travellers.

“Europe must step up to the mark and show that it is capable of playing its part in the fight against terrorism and in the protection of its citizens. It must therefore organise itself to meet this challenge…. we don’t need less Europe we need more Europe This involves all European institutions as well as all member states. “

Belgium has carried out a series of raids since the November Paris attacks and is currently holding 10 people on terrorism charges.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-02-02

just another move closer to total control and internet censorship really isnt it?

just another move closer to total control and internet censorship really isnt it?

Both are bureaucratic nightmares of governance, with ineffective and inefficient security services.

So, what they are really asking is that UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, etc sort it out for them.

Just like they keep trying to get UK to sort out the migrant camps around Calais. Can't do it themselves but always willing to moan about others.

The war against terrorism is already lost, our governments have brought it on themselves. The terrorists have already arrived in Europe, we ALL know that, and more are arriving every day.

We are inviting our enemy over, feeding them, giving them houses and money, then wonder why they can blow shit up? and then we say "How did they get here?" and "why did this happen?"

God, how stupid can the whole of Europe be. It is there for everyone to see, but the powers that can stop it, are too busy looking out for themselves, rather than protecting their own people. I hate the way our homeland has become, Winston Churchill and Enoch Powell must be 'rolling their eyes' and 'tutting' to each other, and thinking "what the f***"

They could both start by expelling a quarter of their populations.

Thus is especially rich coming from Belgium, a "country" that has had periods of years without a functioning government; all the while local Socialist governing councils were welcoming in waves of unscreened muslim immigrants [voters] into their districts.

Edited February 5, 201610 yr by OMGImInPattaya