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NOTE

from :

to :

Subject :

Presidency

European Council

rrorism - Update

EU Plan of Action on Combating Te

I. Introduction

n Plan on Terrorism

its meeting on 17 and 18 June the Actio

d in

The European Council welcome

tstanding commitments within the

tions and Member States to fulfil ou

and urged the institu

n twice a year, beginning at its

stated that it would review the Action Pla

deadlines established. It

December 2004 meeting.

se cooperation with the

t review, drafted by the Presidency in clo

This document presents this firs

this Cover note, an

d the Commission. It consists of three parts:

Counter Terrorism Coordinator an

n and an annex showing an overview of

, containing all the actions of the Action Pla

updated matrix

fight against terrorism as well as

n by Member States of EU-legislation in the

the implementatio

ratification of the relevant UN-Conven

tions.

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seven strategic objectives

The European Council Declaration of 25 March 2004 set out the following

for the EU's Action Plan against terrorism:

to combat terrorism;

1. To deepen the international consensus and enhance international efforts

2. To reduce the access of terrorists to financial and economic resource

ct, investigate and

3. To maximise the capacity within EU bodies and Member States to dete

prosecute terrorists and to prevent terrorist attacks;

tive systems of border

4. To protect the security of international transport and ensure effec

ber States to deal with the

5. To enhance the capability of the European Union and of mem

consequences of a terrorist attack;

recruitment into, terrorism;

To address the factors which contribute to support for, and

rity Third Countries where

7. To target actions under EU external relations towards prio

rism needs to be enhanced.

counter-terrorist capacity or commitment to combating terro

of them were accompanied by

actions were attached to these strategic objectives. Many

About 150

re or specified in more general terms (`as

specified deadlines. Other actions are of an on-going natu

be undertaken by different EU-bodies (Council,

soon as possible' or `without delay'). Action should

to this review of the Action Plan, shows

Commission) or by Member States. The Matrix, attached

reports in more general terms on the work

progress for every specified action.— This Cover note

the

the Council.

carried out during the Netherlands Presidency of

II. Progress report

in detail the state of play. The

achieved on all objectives. The annex shows more

Progress has been

rity and justice in the European Union, endorsed

Hague Programme on strengthening freedom, secu

because it emphasises the fight against

the European Council of 5 November, is also relevant

rmation, which may help to

introduces inter alfa the principle of availability of info

terrorism and

November 2004 of the

terrorism. Also worth mentioning is the adoption on 22

fight cross border

fight against terrorism.

conceptual framework on the ESDP dimension of the

control;

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The European Council of June 2004 requested, besides this review of the Action Plan, separate

reporting to the European Council on specific topics:

•

integration within the Council Secretariat of an intelligence capacity,

a coherent overall approach for further strengthening of the fight against terrorist financing,

preventing and coping with the consequences of a terrorist attack, enhancing cooperation on civil

protection and the protection of critical infrastructures

integrating the fight against terrorism into EU external relations policy.

Although the progress per action is mentioned in the annex, a more general overview on

achievements regarding the strategic objectives is provided below.

Deepen the international consensus and enhance international efforts to combat terrorism

In line with its support to effective multilateralism, the EU and its Member States have given high

priority to supporting the key role of the United Nations in the fight against terrorism. EU-internal

activities focus on the ratification and/or implementation of the counter terrorism related UNSC

resolutions and UN conventions. On the whole, most EU Member states have signed, ratified and

implemented the relevant UN instruments. There remains, however, a few gaps and it is important

for the EU's credibility and efficiency that they be closed quickly.

In its dialogue with third countries the EU continued to raise the importance of adhering to and

effectively implementing the various UN anti-terrorism instruments. The EU continued to provide

assistance to those countries that are willing to implement their UN obligations, but lack the

capabilities to do so. The EU worked closely with a number of EU external partners, as well as

regional and sub-regional organisations and in the context of the Euromed dialogue to ensure a

coordinated approach in the fight against terrorism. The EU continued to give high priority to

cooperation with the US, which was intensified in accordance with the 2004 EU-US Declaration on

Combating Terrorism, in particular in the field of countering terrorist financing through the first ad

hoc informal EU-US troika on the prevention of terrorist financing which included all three pillars.

At the EU-US ministerial JHA meetings on counter terrorism more specific issues were discussed

such as the sharing of information, data protection and co-operation between the US and Europol and

Eurojust.

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Reduce the access of terrorists to financial and other economic reso

on the basis of proposals by the

On overall strategy against financing of terrorism has been drafted

organised by the Dutch

SG/HR and the Commission as well as the outcome of seminars in this field

Presidency on the prevention of the financing of terrorism.

ement of funds by terrorists, the

With a view to improving the traceability and transparency of mov

e aimed at preventing of the use of

Council agreed on a general approach on a proposal for a Directiv

financing. This proposal

the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist

ch could be related to terrorist

extends the scope of reporting obligations also to transactions whi

g via individuals who carry cash

financing. Furthermore, the moving of funds for terrorist financin

lation on controls of cash entering or

has been addressed through a Commission proposal for a regu

on this regulation.

leaving the Community. Political agreement has been reached

ctive implementation of restrictive

Presidency has presented a EU Best Practices paper on effe

The

measures targeting terrorist persons, groups or entities.

implementation of financial sanctions against

The recommendations in the paper aim to enhance the

of its sanctions regimes. The EU also

rist organisations in order to increase the effectiveness

terro

dinated approach reducing the

embarked on a process to identify the possibility of a coor

easing transparency. The Commission held

vulnerabilities of the non-profit sector with a view to incr

help take this work forward and

a workshop with public and private sector stakeholders to

ramme regarding this issue as soon as

unced its intention to prepare a report on a EU action prog

anno

possible.

ber States to detect, investigate and

Maximise the capacity within EU bodies and Mem

prosecute terrorists and to prevent terrorist attacks

has been developed. Progress in the

A broad legislative framework for combating terrorism

e decisions has taken place, as can be seen in

lementation by Member States of different legislativ

imp

exchange of information between

Other legislative proposals regarding e.g. enhanced

the annex.

Police Chiefs Task Force

under discussion. The capacity of Europol, Eurojust and

Member States are

improved. Operational co-operation and

to contribute to the fight against terrorism has been

of ways.

information exchange has been improved in a number

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An interim-report containing recommendations of measures to be taken by Member States, based on

an extensive peer evaluation of the anti-terrorism systems in the 15 old Member States has been

accepted by the Council. The role of SitCen was enhanced to provide more strategic assessments

outside and within the European Union. The secure information system between services of all the

Member States (BDL) is now in place and functioning. Work on SIS is progressing.

Measures have been taken to facilitate the exchange of information from judicial registers. Progress

has been made on the European Evidence Warrant. Discussions have started on proposals regarding

the retention of telecommunications data and the exchange of information between law enforcement

agencies.

Protect the security of international transport and ensure effective systems of border control

The Regulation establishing the European Border Agency has been adopted allowing for the launch

of its activities by the 1st of May 2005.

The Council has agreed to introduce biometric features in passports: mandatory inclusion of a facial

image and two fmgerprints within 18 resp. 36 months after the adoption of the Regulation.

Furthermore, work on the technical specifications for the incorporation of biometrics in visas and

residence permits has been taken forward in order for the swift adoption of these measures. Member

States have agreed to exchange information on lost and stolen passports with Interpol.

Enhance the capability of the European Union and of Member States to deal with the

consequences of a terrorist attack

rk of

The Council adopted conclusions on strengthening the civil protection capacity in the framewo

sion, the

the Civil Protection Mechanism, also with regard to terrorism. Together with the Commis

Council also adopted a Solidarity programme on the consequences of terrorist threats and attacks,

ence-

that aims at improving the protection of critical infrastructures, the preparedness of consequ

management resources and the management of crises with cross-border effects within the EU.

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an overall approach on prevention,

For its part, the Commission presented three communications for

g critical infrastructures, in reaction

preparedness and response to terrorist attacks, also encompassin

mission updated its database of

to which Council conclusions have been adopted. Finally, the Com

bilities that the Member States

civil protection means and experts and made a first report on the capa

are willing to make available to each other in case of a terrorist attack.

ent into, terrorism;

To address the factors which contribute to support for, and recruitm

ation and recruitment needs a

In the third pillar context, it was recognised that countering radicalis

from the Counter Terrorist Group

joint strategy of police and security services. To that end experts

As a result a comprehensive approach to

(CTG) and Police Chiefs Task Force met for the first time.

' activities was described. On the

radicalisation and recruitment for police and security services

ture the process of intelligence

Member State level, recommendations were made to better struc

d, the importance of further work on

gathering. As far as cross-border EU co-operation is concerne

idencies are committed to further

the subject of Europol and the CTG was announced. Futu pres

develop the counter-strategies.

external relations under the Dutch

The topic of recruitment has been mainstreamed in EU's

me a fixed part of EU threat assessments

Presidency. An analysis on recruitment-processes will beco

ogue with several third countries where

on priority countries and regions. In its political dial

nce information exchanges on recruitment

recruitment is an issue, the EU signalled the need to enha

external assistance programmes

process. Also, awareness has been raised on how EU's

uitment to terrorism. A

and Member States) can address factors that contribute to recr

(Commission

within and outside the EU has been

cross-pillar report on recruitment and radicalisation both

long-term strategy on recruitment.

nalised and forms an important building block for the

s towards priority Third Countries where

To target actions under EU external relation

bating terrorism needs to be enhanced.

counter-terrorist capacity or commitment to com

external policy instruments are better used

EU has launched several initiatives to ensure that its

The

le working groups to focus on

against terrorism. The role of SitCen was enhanced to enab

in the fight

on counter terrorism for political dialogue were

the development of policy. Tailor made messages

counter terrorism technical assistance to third

drawn up and the EU stepped up its efforts to provide

first group of priority countries.

tries . These efforts have been especially targeted to a

coun

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Together with EU's Counter Terrorism Coordinator and the Commission the Dutch Presidency

launched consultations with these countries on how to intensify counter terrorism cooperation on

three fronts: (1) political dialogue (2) information exchange and (3) technical assistance. At the

same time, in order to ensure effective future action in these priority countries, EU Member States

and the Commission have agreed to enhance information exchange on existing counter terrorism

related technical assistance programmes in these countries. Special attention has been paid to

political dialogue with selected third countries and regional organisations on terrorist financing.

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Revised Action Plan on Terrorism

No.

Measure/Action

Competent Body

Deadlines

Status/Observations

Objective 1: To deepen the international consensus and enhance

international efforts to combat terrorism.

1.1

Support the key role of the

United Nations in

sustaining the international

consensus and mobilizing

the international

community as a whole, in

particular the General

Assembly and the work of

the Security Council, inter

aha, through its Counter-

Terrorism Committee and

the Taliban/Al Queda

Sanctions Committee, as

well as the Terrorism

Prevention Branch of the

UN Office of Drugs and

Crime

Establish and develop

contacts between the CFSP

Working Group on

Terrorism and the Counter-

Terrorism Committee

Presidency/HR and EU

Coordinator/

Commission

Ongoing

Ongoing discussion within the

Council on possibilities for

improving co-ordination

mechanisms between the EU and

the UN.

Coordination with the Working

Group established under UNSCR

1566 should be also considered.

The SG/HR in association with the

Presidency suggests concrete steps

to enhance cooperation inter alia

with the UN and other international,

regional and sub-regional

organisations in the document on

Integrating the fight against

terrorism into EU external relations

policy, submitted to the European

Council of December 2004.

The EU Coordinator met the

Executive Director of the Counter-

Terrorism Executive Directorate

(CTED) in November. The

Executive Director of CTED also

addressed COTER. Further contacts

will now be pursued with the focus

on enhancing the efficiency of the

relationships.

The head of the 1267 monitoring

group participated in the seminar on

terrorism financing in Brussels in

September. Contacts continue in

New York

Discussed with the Executive

Director of CTED in November

2004. While actively supporting the

UN and its CTED, COTER will

continue to address the effective

way forward for an increased

interaction between the EU and the

UN in the fight against terrorism.

COTER agreed to invite regularly

the Executive Director of the UN

(-1 ,D for an exchange of views.

(i). The EU Coordinator met

UNODC Legal Advisor in July. An

exchange of views between COTER

and UNODC took place in

September. UNODC is providing a

matrix on its technical assistance

programmes. Further contacts

should be pursued.

(ii) MS should inform the

Commission, the Council and other

MS of any support they are

providing to UNODC projects

The EU has raised the issue of

universal adherence to, and full

implementation of, the UN

Conventions and Protocols on

Terrorism in the political dialogue

1.1.1

COTER/PSC

Presidency, Co-ordinator,

Commission, MS

Ongoing

1.1.2

1.1.3

Establish and develop

contacts between the CFSP

Working Group on

Terrorism and the 1267

Committee

Share information on EU

priority countries, as

appropriate, with the relevant

Committees and/or their

structures for assisting in the

implementation of

commitments under UN

Security Council Resolutions

1267 and 1373

Identify ways to work in a

more coordinated way with

UNODC including

consideration of the signing

of a Memorandum of

Understanding between the

UNODC and the EU

COTER/PSC Presidency/

EU Coordinator/

Commission,/MS

Ongoing

EU Coordinator/MS/

Commission

End 2005

1.1.4

Council/MS/

Commission

Ongoing

1.2

Work to ensure universal

adherence to, and full

implementation of, existing

United Nations

Conventions on Terrorism,

All

Ongoing

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1.2.1

1.2.2

1.2.3

and to agree on the

Comprehensive UN

Convention on terrorism

and on the UN Convention

on Suppression of Acts of

Nuclear Terrorism

All Member States to ratify

12 International Conventions

against Terrorism and

continue to lobby for this in

third countries both

bilaterally and at EU level

Identify and demarche, on

the basis of agreed mandates,

Third Countries which are

failing to meet their

commitments under UNSCR

1373

Coordinated EU position on

reservations to Conventions

should be encouraged

Promote the adoption in the

UN of an International

Convention on the

Suppression of Acts of

Nuclear Terrorism

with several countries and

international, regional and sub-

regional organisations and will

continue to do so.

Not all Member States yet have a

full record on

ratification/implementation.

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Council/HR/

EU Coordinator and

Commission

Ongoing

COTER to continue identify target

countries

COUNCIL/MS/

Commission

Ongoing

1.2.4

MS at UNGA and the 6th

Committee of the UNGA

Ongoing

1.2.5

Promote the adoption of

Comprehensive UN

Convention against

Terrorism

Work with and within

regional and international

organisations to ensure

their effective contribution

to combating terrorism in

accordance with UN

obligations

Support the Council of

Europe's work on combating

terrorism and in particular

support the CoE Committee

of Experts on Terrorism

(CODEXTER) in their work

on formulating an instrument

dealing with the prevention

of terrorism and covering

existing lacunae in

international law

Identify avenues for expert

exchanges between the CFSP

Working Group and

Regional and Sub-Regional

Organisations

MS at UNGA and the 6th

Committee of the UNGA

Ongoing

This issue is regularly discussed in

COTER and COJUR. Presidency

made demarches expressing the

EU's concern about reservations to

Conventions.

Discussions ongoing in New York.

The Presidency has undertaken

demarches to a number of third

countries to build consensus and

committed support for agreeing an

International Convention on the

Suppression of Acts of Nuclear

Terrorism amongst the Members of

the UN.

Progress on this draft remains

blocked at the UN on the issue of

the scope of the Convention. The

EU should agree a coordinated

strategy aimed at reaching

agreement.

1.3

All

Ongoing

1.3.1

MS/EU Coordinator/

Commission

Ongoing

CODEXTER has started discussing

an instrument on the prevention of

acts of terrorism that provides, inter

aha, for a criminalisation of public

provocation to commit acts of

terrorism and of recruitment and

training of terrorists. It is expected

that CODEXTER will complete its

work on the draft instrument by mid

March 2005.

The EU has developed its contacts

with a number of regional and sub-

regional organisations, notably

OSCE, ASEAN, AU and OAS. The

EU is considering the issue of

providing support to CT initiatives

of regional organisations (such as

the JCLEC and the AU centre for

the Study and Research on

Terrorism) as possible fora for

information exchange and

cooperation.

(i) Council, Commission and

Member States to develop proposals

for assistance to such organisations

1.3.2

COTER/PSC

Ongoing

1.3.3

Develop further Technical

Assistance projects aimed at

Counter-Terrorism capacity

Commission/MS/Council

Ongoing

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building for Regional and

Sub-Regional Organisations

1.3.4

Ratify the UN-Convention

against Transnational

organised crime and

Protocols thereto and lobby

for this in third countries

both bilaterally and at the EU

level

MS/Council

Ongoing

1.4

1.4.1

Strengthening further

cooperation with the US

and other parties in

countering the threat posed

by terrorism, building on

the solidarity and

cooperation enshrined in

the 2001 Plan of Action to

combat terrorism

Enhance counter terrorism

dialogue at political and

official level with the US

Coordinator/Commission

Ongoing

(ii) MS to supply expertise and

funding to the maximum extent

possible

All Member States have signed the

Convention, 17 Member States have

ratified it. The European

Community has signed and

approved it.

All Member States and the

European Community have signed

the Protocol on Trafficking in

Persons, Especially Women and

Children, 13 Member States have

ratified it.

All Member States and the

European Community have signed

the Protocol against the Smuggling

of Migrants, 12 Member States have

ratified it.

18 Member States and the European

Community have signed the

Protocol on Firearms, 6 Member

States have ratified it.

Outstanding elements of the 2001

Plan of Action to Combat

Terrorism are included in this

Action Plan

All

Ongoing

An EU —US Declaration on

Combating Terrorism was adopted

at the June Summit. An informal

EU-US ad-hoc Troika meeting on

terrorist financing took place in

September. COTER Troika held

with the US in October. Ministerial

Troika with Secretary Ridge of

Homeland Security on I 8/09/04and

meeting of Ministers of Justice and

Home Affairs with Attorney

General Ashcroft on 29/09/04.

The EU Coordinator and the

Commission also met with key US

administration personnel.

The second meeting of the High

Level Policy Dialogue on Border

and Transport Security with the US

held in November.

1.4.2

Implement decisions

following the review of

COTER Troika criteria

COTER/PSC

Ongoing

COTER Troika criteria review

completed in June.

The SG/HR document on

integrating the fight against

terrorism into EU external relations

policy identifies additional concrete

steps to enhance effectiveness of

troika dialogues.

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No.

Measure/Action

Competent Body

Deadline

Status/Observations

2.1

Ensure the effectiveness of

EU asset freezing

procedures, including the

non-financial economic

resources, in accordance

with UN obligations and

the need to respect due

process and the rule of law

Objective 2: To reduce the access of terrorists to financial and

other economic resources

strategy

RELEX (in sanction

form)/COTER/Commission/EU

Coordinator

Ongoing

The new comprehensive

on combat against financing of

terrorism (14180/4/04) proposed

by the SG/HR and the Commission

puts forward proposals in this

regard.

Ongoing

See below

2.1.1

2.2

2.2.1

Mechanisms for

designation of terrorists

and asset freezing should

be kept under constant

review with a view to

improving their

effectiveness

Ratification and full

implementation of the 1999

UN Convention for the

Suppression of the

Financing of Terrorism and

to give increased effect to

the provisions of UNSCR

1373 directed to the freezing

of assets

Establish operational links

and improve cooperation

between relevant bodies to

facilitate enhanced

exchange of information

on terrorist financing

Establish specific

intelligence capacity in

relation to terrorist financing

within SitCen to inform the

work of relevant bodies

Increase cooperation

between national competent

authorities, Financial

Intelligence Units and

private financial institutions

to facilitate improved

exchange of information on

terrorist financing

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Action also under Objective 1.2.1.

Encouragement needs to be

provided to the two MS who have

not yet ratified the 1999 UN

Convention for the Suppression of

the Financing of Terrorism

HR/SitCen

September

2004

Achieved

2.2.2

MS/EU Coordinator/

Private Sector

Ongoing

End 2005

The Commission proposal for a

Council Decision on the exchange

of information and cooperation

concerning terrorist offences

extends to information exchange

on all terrorist offences,

convictions and disqualifications,

including those connected with the

financing of terrorist acts. Among

other things it proposes that MS

must designate a specialised

service within the Police

responsible for collection and

dissemination of all relevant

information. (8200/04)

Member States shall ensure the full

implementation of the Council

Decision of 17 October 2000

concerning arrangements for

cooperation between financial

intelligence units of the Member

States in respect of exchanging

information

The FIU-NET project, co-financed

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2.2.3

Establish an electronic list of

persons, groups and entities

in relation to which

restrictive measures apply

Commission/Private Sector

Progress to be

reported on by

end 2004

2.3

Develop and implement an

EU strategy on the

suppression of terrorist

financing, including the

regulation of charitable

organisations and

alternative remittance

systems

Tools for improving

traceability and

transparency of the

movement of funds by

terrorists, terrorist

organisations and those

who finance terrorism,

especially with respect to

transactions through the

informal banking sector

and via non-profit

organisations should be

developed

Identification of measures to

improve effectiveness and

efficiency of the mechanism

set up to freeze the assets of

terrorists and terrorist

organisations and to

identify the holders and true

beneficiaries of bank

accounts, irrespective of

their place of residence

Proposal for a Third Money

Laundering Directive, which

addresses terrorist financing,

requires MS to ensure that

credit and financial

institutions are able to

respond fully and rapidly to

enquiries from national

Financial Intelligence Units

or other authorities about

any business relationship

such institutions have or

have had with a specified

person

December 2004

and June 2005

establish a fully operational

computer network linking all MS

Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)

for the processing and exchange of

financial information, including

intelligence suspected to be

associated with tenor financing.

Currently 16 MS have adhered.

According to the strategy against

terrorist financing, all MS should

be fully functioning members of

FIU.NET by end 2005

In June 2004, the European

Commission, in partnership with

the four European Credit Sector

Federations have established an

electronic database containing all

relevant data concerning persons,

groups and entities, subject to

European Union financial

sanctions

Strategy to be adopted by

European Council on 17

December. First report on

implementation due by June 2005.

2.3.1

Council/Commission/

EU Coordinator

Ongoing

Partly achieved during Irish

Presidency; continued by the

Netherlands Presidency. Further

revisions likely to be adopted

before the end of 2004.

Effectiveness of the mechanism

and of implementation at national

level will continue to be kept under

review. The recommendations

contained in the best practices

paper being developed in the

Foreign Relations Counsellors

Groupm concerning national rules

and procedures for implementing

asset freezing measures will be

relevant in this context and should

continue to be kept under review in

the Group

22 April Commission

Communication on Organised

Financial Crime addressed

transparency issues

The Framework Decision on the

Execution of Orders Freezing

Property and Evidence includes

terrorist offences within its scope.

It facilitates intra-EU freezing

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measures by establishing the

principle of mutual recognition of

freezing orders which must be

recognised and enforced directly

by the competent judicial

authorities of the MS.

Proposal for a Regulation on

controls of cash entering or

leaving the Community is

currently under discussion

in the Council.

Agreement on a general approach

to the draft 3rd Money Laundering

Directive reached on 7 December

2005

The Draft Framework Decision on

the Execution of Confiscation

Orders includes acts of terrorism

within its scope.

Political agreement on the draft

cash controls regulation reached on

16 November 2004

Review capacity of EU

institutions and legal

instruments to respond to

the problem of aliases/front

organisations and apply

sanctions against leaders of

terrorist organisations

Council

Ongoing

Effective freezing action will

require from all Member States

efforts to prepare designations that

are based on solid intelligence and

information from competent

authorities which comply with the

criteria the EU uses for freezing,

drawing on the enhanced

information sharing recommended

above, while respecting legal

safeguards. There should be

greater focus on front

organisations, non-profit

organisations and individuals as

well as on problems relating to the

re-naming of organisations. The

Council, together with the

Commission, will examine

whether the legal framework can

be strengthened with regard to

these issues.

2.3.2

2.3.3

Considering improvements

on regulation and

transparency of legal entities,

including charities, which

may be used by terrorists to

acquire funding for their

activities

Council/Commission

Ongoing

End 2005

(i) Commission examining scope

for measures to prevent terrorist

groups infiltrating legitimate

activities and the question of the

need for a legal instrument to set

up a system for registering bank

accounts. . [See Commission

Communication on measures to be

taken to combat terrorism and

other forms of serious crime, in

particular to improve exchanges of

information. COM (2004) 221)]

(ii) With a view to the full

implementation of Special

Recommendation VIII of the

FATF, and as a follow up to the

conclusions of the combined

ECOFIN/JHA Council of October

2001, the Commission is invited to

assess the need for measures at the

EU level, in addition to those taken

at national level, in particular with

regard to the transparency of legal

entities in the non-profit sector

with a view to reducing the

vulnerabilities of this sector to

abuse for terrorist financing. A

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report should be made to the

Council by the end of 2005

(iii) Review of MS non-profit

sectors currently underway in

Financial Action Task Force

Working Group. The Union is

closely following this work.

2.4

Cooperate closely with the

Financial Action Task

Force (FATF) on all issues

regarding the financing of

terrorism and ensure that

the EU framework is

adapted to the nine special

recommendations on

terrorist financing

All Member States to

implement the FATF 9

special recommendations on

terrorist financing

All

2.4.1

July 2005

2.4.2

Review EU and terrorist

financing legislation and

structures in particular on

their compatibility with

FATF standards.

COUNCIL/MS/

EU Coordinator

December 2005

FATF Special Recommendation I:

Ratify and implement UN

instruments - all MS committed to

ratify, and 23 MS have so far

ratified the UN Convention for the

Suppression of the Financing of

Terrorism, which came into force

in April 2002. At EU level, all

Security Council Resolutions

concerning the freezing of assets

of identified persons and entities

have been implemented

(i) FATF Special Recommendation

VI requires States to ensure that

alternative remittance systems are

licensed or registered and that they

are subject to the same FATF

recommendations as apply to

banks. The FATF Working Group

on Terrorist Financing is leading a

project to establish an early

warning system to promote

information exchange and joint

action to disrupt illegal

international funds transfers

(ii) Commission Communication

on a New Legal Framework for

Payments in the Internal Market,

favours integrating Special

Recommendations VI on

alternative remittance and VII on

wire transfers into Community

law. This would help ensure a

level EU playing field in the

approach to these

Recommendations which both deal

with payments issues.

(iii) Special Recommendation IV:

Reporting suspicious transactions

related to terrorism — The Third

Money Laundering Directive will

oblige banks and other persons

subject to the Directive, to report

transactions suspected to be linked

to terrorist financing. Agreement

on a general approach to the draft

directive reached by the Council

on 7 December 2004.

(iv) Special Recommendation V:

International cooperation in the

fight against terrorist financing - at

EU level this is ensured through a

series of instruments and Financial

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Directives including those on

mutual recognition and the Council

Decision on the exchange of

information among Financial

Intelligence Units

(v) Special recommendation IX:

cash couriers. The implementation

of SR IX at EU level is already

partly assured by the existing

Customs Code and will be

completed once the proposal for a

regulation on controls of cash

entering or leaving the Community

Customs territory is adopted by the

Council and the Parliament

(political agreement reached by the

Council in November 2004)

The Council will consider, in

consultation with the Commission,

the possibility of commissioning

an independent scrutiny of the

EU's efforts in the fight against

terrorist financing and how the

current strategy will enhance those

efforts, in relation to the 9 FATF

special recommendations on

terrorist financing

Relex./Sanction Formation

Agreed on best practices document

for implementation of sanctions

regarding terrorist financing

The Commission Communication

of 29 March calls for the need to

bring in measures to improve

transparency of bodies corporate in

order to counter the infiltration of

the legitimate sector by terrorist

organisations.

Measures to combat terrorism,

including the financing of

terrorism, already play a

priority role in EU relations with

Third Countries and EU

technical assistance

programmes.

See also objective 5.4.2.2

Work in this field should take into

3.7.1

Support the development of

PSC

Ongoing/First

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military capabilities for EU-led

crisis management operations

by incorporating the terrorist

threat in all relevant illustrative

scenarios in the framework of

the Headline Goal 2010.

3.7.2

The future Civilian Headline

Goal should also give

appropriate consideration to

the deployment and further

development of civilian

capabilities (in particular

Police, Rule of Law, Civilian

Administration and Civil

Protection), in order to prevent

as well as counter the terrorist

threats within the limitations of

the mandate.

Defence Intelligence

Organisations (working

through the Intelligence

Division of the EUMS) should

support through increased

exchanges of intelligence the

Joint SITCEN as it implements

the SG/HR's report to June

European Council on the

establishment of an

intelligence capacity to cover

the range of terrorist threats

affecting EU interests both

within and outside of the

Union;

Improve protection of all

personnel, material and assets

crisis

for

deployed

nt operations under

manageme

Title V of the TEU, including,

as appropriate, the ability to

protect possible key civilian

including critical

targets,

infrastructure, in the area of

operations within available

means and capabilities and on

a case by case basis based on

the threat analysis;

Support to third countries in

combating terrorism;

PSC

deadline June 2005

with the finalisation

of the Requirements

Catalogue

account possible preventive and

Possible

measures.

protective

related to prevention of

measures

the terrorist threat, including

maritime and airspace control-type

operations should be considered

Ongoing

3.7.3

PSC, SG/HR, SITCEN

3.7.4

PSC

PSC preliminary

recommendations to

Council by the 2005

June European

Council

These recommendations should

also foster ongoing work in the

ECAP NBC Project Group, notably

on an NBC Centre of Competence,

including civilian expertise

3.7.5

PSC

Specific measures could entail the

development of appropriate co-

operation programmes to promote

trust and transparency, the support

in planning activities related to the

fight against terrorism including

management

consequence

support in training and exercises

Ongoing

3.7.6

Conceptual work on

consular co-operation and

evacuation of EU citizens

in third countries should

continue in the relevant

working groups. These

cases could be included in

the relevant scenarios of

HLG2010 as well as in EU

exercises.

Develop a visible and effective

rapid response protection

capability to be included as

PSC

COCON

3.7.7

PSC

Concept to be

developed by June

2005

Such capacity to be voluntarily

contributed by Member States.

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protection component of EU-

led crisis management

operations under Title V of the

TEU;

3.7.8

Sponsor an ISS Seminar on the

ESDP contribution to the fight

against terrorism in the wider

context of the EU approach in

this field;

Seek ways of co-operating

with NATO in the fields of:

non-binding guidelines

and minimum standards

for the protection of the

population

civilian

against CBRN risks;

framework agreement on

the facilitation of cross

border transport;

identification of the

relevant national points of

contact, with a view to

common

creating

database of points of

contact;

cross-participation, on a

case-by case basis, in

each other's consequence

management exercises, as

observers

Other Related Measures

Examining measures in

relation to a database on

forensic material

Consideration of need for new

committee structures in order

to ensure greater operational

cooperation on security and

terrorism.

Adoption of the Strategy for

Customs Cooperation and

related work plan

PSC, ISS

March 2005

Participation in the seminar would

be open to representatives and high

level experts (national crisis co-

ordinators, academics, etc) of key

partners, such as the US, the UN

and NATO.

3.7.9

PSC

Ongoing

3.8

3.8.1

3.8.2

Council/Commission

Council/

COREPER

Second half 2005

(Presentation of

proposal)

Commission to present proposals.

It is decided that Coreper has

coordinating role within Council

working structures

Adopted by the JHA Council on 30

March 2004

3.8.3

JHA Council

May 2004

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No.

Measure/Action

Competent Body

Deadline

Status/Observations

Objective 4: To protect the security of international transport and ensure

effective systems of border control

4.1

Ensure the integration of

counter-terrorism

considerations into the work

of relevant EU bodies

(transport, border controls,

identity documents etc)

Regulation establishing a

European Borders Agency

Agency operational

4.1.1

Council / Commission

May 2005

Regulation adopted by Council on

26 October 2004.

(OJ, L 349, 25/11/04, p. I)

4.1.2

(i) Draft Council Regulation

amending Regulation (EC) No

1683/95 laying down a uniform

format for visas.

Finalisation of the technical

specification to be adopted by

COM

Adoption of Regulation

JHA Council

[End 2004]

Commission/Article 6

Committee

[End 2004]

JHA Council

(ii) Draft Council Regulation

on standards for security

features and biometrics in

passports and travel documents

issued by Member States.

Adoption of Regulation

Creation of an integrated

system for the exchange of

information on stolen and lost

passports having recourse to

the SIS and Interpol database

End 2004

In November 2003 the JHA Council

agreed on a general approach.

"Article 6 Committee" concluded

after a debate on the technical

feasibility of the decision that the

integration of the chip in every visa

and residence permit is impossible.

The conclusions of the "Article 6

Committee" were agreed by

Coreper on 24th November 2004

and have been submitted as

informative points to the JHA

Council on 2 December 2004

Regulation adopted by Council on

13 December 2004

4.1.3

Council/Commission

December 2004

(Adoption of

proposal)

Political agreement at the Council

on 2 December 2004

End of 2005

(Implementation of

proposal)

4.2

Work to develop further EU

transport security standards,

in -coordination with relevant

international organisations

and third countries

On 11 March 2004 the Council

agreed to submit to ICAO a

Working Paper on PNR on behalf

of the European Community and its

MS, thereby initiating multilateral

work on this subject.

On 22 September 2004 the

Presidency submitted (on behalf of

the EC and its MS) a working paper

on establishing an international

framework for the transfer of PNR

data to the ICAO 35th Assembly

(28/09-8/10/04). The paper was

well received and work within

ICAO will now begin.

4.2.1

Strengthening of the security of

all forms of transport systems,

including through the

enhancement of the legal

framework and the

Council/MS

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improvement of prevention

mechanisms

Draft

Communication/Directive on

safety of intermodal transport

Enhancing the security

measures in harbours and ships

Commission

Foreseen by end

2004

4.2.2

Commission/TTE

Council/European

Parliament

Adopted 31 March

2004, in force as of

1 July 2004

a) Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 of

the European Parliament and of the

Council 2004 on enhancing ship

and port facility security.

The regulation incorporates the

maritime security measures adopted

in December 2002 by IMO into

Community legislation in order to

prevent acts of terrorism against

ships.

b) Regulation (EC) No 724/2004 of

the European Parliament and of the

Council of 31 March 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No

1406/2002 establishing a European

Maritime Safety Agency. The

regulation provides the European

Maritime Safety Agency

inter alia

with clearly defined tasks in the

filed of Maritime security.

c)Proposal for a Directive of the

European Parliament and of the

Council on enhancing port

security. It aims at complementing

(EC) No 725/2004 on enhancing

ship and port facility security. The

purpose of the Directive is to

enhance security in areas of ports

not covered by the Regulation and

to ensure that security measures

implemented in application of the

Regulation benefit from enhanced

security in the port. The Directive

does not create new obligations in

areas covered by the regulation.

Ongoing legislative work to

develop detailed implementing

legislation (by comitology) to

complement Regulation

2320/2002. Two implementing

Regulations were adopted so far

this year:

- Commission Regulation (EC) N°

68/2004 of 15 January 2004

amending Commission Regulation

(EC) N°622/2003 laying down

measures for the implementation of

the common basic standards on

aviation security.

- Commission Regulation (EC) N°

1138/2004 of 21 June 2004

establishing a common definition of

critical parts of security restricted

areas at airports.

EC/US Agreement concluded

expanding customs co-operation to

cover CSI and related matters in

order to cover transport security

aspects. Allows for co-operation on

exchange of advance cargo

information and creation of equal

levels and standards of controls for

US and EC operators.

Preparation of proposal for

consideration by Council

Committee/ TTE

Council/ European

Council

TTE Council of

June 2004 agreed

on a general

approach on the

proposed

Directive.

Adoption expected

at first reading in

beginning of 2005.

4.2.3

Regulation 2320/2002 on civil

aviation security and

Regulation 1486/2003 on

procedures on Commission

inspections in the field of civil

aviation security

Implementation

Commission

Ongoing

4.2.4

Follow up to Container

Security Initiative (CSI)

Examination of extension to

other regions

Commission

22 April 2004

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At the 5th EU-US Joint Customs

Cooperation Committee, meeting it

was agreed to implement the

recommendations elaborated by the

Joint Working Group established

under the agreement and to

continue work in the areas that need

further deliberations (central risk

management, joint rules set on

containers security, advanced cargo

data elements etc.). In addition, an

action plan containing a timetable

for further steps should be drawn

up.

4.3

Develop and implement a

common EU approach to the

exchange and analysis of

passenger information

Council Directive on the

obligation of carriers to

communicate passenger data

Adoption

Common EU approach to the

use of passenger data for

border and aviation security

and other law enforcement

purposes

Preparation of proposal for

consideration by Council

4.3.1

JHA Council

30 April 2004

Adopted at the JHA Council on

29/4/04

OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 24

4.3.2

Commission

June 2004

(presentation of

proposal)

Commission are analysing to what

extent a draft proposal for a

framework decision on PNR can be

annexed to the Communication on a

European Law Enforcement

Information

Discussions with Canada on the

transfer of PNR data are being

undertaken by CION in view of

reaching an agreement similar in

form to the one with the US

Member States support the EU's

multinational initiative on PNR at

ICAO with a view to promoting the

development of global standards

(see also point 4.2)

4.4

Encourage and support non-

EU states to comply fully

with the ICAO and IMO

standards

Enhance capacities for the

identification of terrorists

and the detection of terrorist

devices, materials or funds at

ports, airports and land

borders

Review of criteria that should

be applied for the purposes of

Article 96 of the Schengen

Convention in relation to

certain persons reported for the

purpose of being refused entry

Development of terrorist

profiles with a view to

developing an operational tool

Coordinated recourse to Article

2(2) of the Schengen

Convention

(reestablishment of border

checks)

Reinforce the protection of

European citizens in third

countries

Council

4.5

MS/Commission

4.5.1

JHA

CouncillCommission

End 2004 - Early

2005

4.5.2

4.5.3

Council /CATS/TWP

JHA Council

Dec 2005

Without delay

Commission will analyse the need

for further harmonisation of

grounds related to the introduction

of article 96 alerts in the SIS in the

context of the planned proposals for

the legal basis for SIS II.

Work to continue in 2005

Commission to present proposal

4.6

Council

The EU solidarity programme on

the consequences of terrorist threats

and attacks invites the Member

States and the Presidency to ensure

that the civil protection services of

the Member States will as far as

possible, when one or more of them

are called upon to intervene in a

third country following a terrorist

attack :

render assistance to all EU-

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4.6.1

Establish mechanism for

publication of advice on

terrorist threats to EU citizens

in third countries

SitCen/Council

Secretariat/COUNCIL

June 2005

citizens

assist the consular authorities

•

of the Member States upon a

request from the relevant

authorities,

cooperate with each other

•

This and other Objectives for

Action will be contingent on the

HR/SG Solana's report on the

development of an intelligence

capacity within the Council.

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Competent

Body

Deadlines

Status/Observations

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5.1.

Objective 5: To enhance the capability of the European Union and of

Member States to deal with the consequences of a terrorist attack

Programme of

Strengthen the assessment

and analysis of the risks on

possible targets of terrorist

threats so as to provide

emergency response services

with information and

knowledge that is useful in

order to prevent and respond

to potential terrorist threats

and attacks.

Council

(Terrorism WG)

Council Secretariat

(Sitcen),

Commission,

Europol

Member States

on-going

The EU Solidarity

December 2004 on the consequences

of terrorist threats and attacks

(widened CBRN-programme)

(15480/04) deals with this item in

Strategic goal 1 (Risk assessment

and analysis).

5.2

Prepare, on the basis of a

coordinated approach by the

SG/HR and the Commission,

an overall strategy to

enhance the protection of

critical infrastructures

To strengthen the protection

of citizens, essential services

(such as water supplies,

energy and communications)

and production systems

(agro-food and process

industries), as well as to

establish mechanisms

(surveillance, early warning,

alert and response systems

and procedures) to deal with

the consequences of any

terrorist attacks

Commission

Member States

end of 2005

Council, Council Secretariat, Cion,

Europol and MS will

make a more structured use of

—

threat assessment and analysis

under 3.5 of the Terrorism Plan

of Action for the risk

assessment, prevention and

consequence management,

stimulate, where necessary and

—

through the appropriate

channels, improved cooperation

between intelligence services,

national authorities and relevant

emergency services such as civil

protection, health and police.

improve the exchange of

—

knowledge and experience on

the methods of risk assessment

and analysis,

Improve the bilateral exchange

—

of information on cross-border

risks.

The EU Solidarity Programme on the

consequences of terrorist threats and

attacks (widened CBRN-programme)

deals with this item in its Strategic

goal 2 (preventive measures).

1) As indicated in its communication

on critical infrastructure protection

(13979/04), the Commission intends

to propose, in the near future, a

European Programme for Critical

Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP)

which will contain :

horizontal organisational

—

measures such as the

identification of critical

infrastructures having a

transboundary effect,

the analysis of vulnerabilities

—

and interdependencies, and

the outlining of protective

—

solutions,

2) By June 2005, Cion will establish

a Critical Infrastructure Warning

Information Network (CIWIN) as a

network of specialists to assist in the

drawing up of the EPCIP and to

stimulate an exchange of information

on threats, vulnerabilities, measures

and strategies.

•

5.3.

Ensure that adequate

mechanisms are in place for

a quick detection and

identification of an actual

threat, for alerting

Commission

Member States

The widened CBRN Programme

deals with this subject in its strategic

goal 3 (detection, identification and

alert).

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professionals and the public

in appropriate ways.

(Detection, identification and

alert)

Cion will create a secure general

rapid alert system (ARGUS) to link

all specialised systems for

emergencies that require action at

European level.

RAS-BICHAT rapid alert system for

deliberate releases of biological and

chemical agents : Securisation against

technological risks and against

security breaches. Improved co-

operation with other alert

mechanisms EWRS (communicable

diseases, food, animals, plants, MIC).

MediSYS Monitoring of a Web-

based information to provide advance

warning of suspicious circumstances

or outbreaks.

A network of high-level of safety

laboratories has been formed to

provide quality-assured diagnostics

for high-risk pathogens and for

mutual assistance between all

Member States to allow quick

introduction of counter-measures.

The EU Solidarity Programme on the

consequences of terrorist threats and

attacks (widened CBRN-programme)

deals with this item in its Strategic

goal 4 (Preparedness and

consequence management):

5.4.

5.4.1

Reinforce the Civil

Protection Capacity of the

EU to deal with terrorist

attacks through scenario

planning, using

- databases of available

resources,

- training and exercises

Assess the capabilitiesfor

mutual assistance

"Assess the capabilities of

Member States both in

preventing and coping with the

consequences of any types of

terrorist attacks, identify best

practices and propose the

necessary measures"

(European Council of 17-18

June 2004, sub 19)

Commission

Council

(for military

resources)

Member States

mid-2005

Cion will :

—

update by mid 2005-, its EU-

restricted report of November

2004 assessing the capabilities

available at EU level for

assistance to MS affected by a

major terrorist attack on the

basis of certain scenarios of

response to different types of

terrorist attacks.

—

upgrade its databases of Civil

Protection means and experts.

—

Obtain and share, on a

restricted basis, information on

relevant vaccines, sera and other

medical resources, that can be

made available in the event of a

major terrorist attack.

5.4.2

Improve the capabilitiesfor

mutual assistance

"Strengthen the capacity within

Member States to alleviate the

consequences of attacks on the

civilian population, including

in the areas of health security

and civil protection, building

on existing EU Health Security

and CBRN

programmes" (25/3/04

European Council Declaration

— Section 11)

Commission

Council

Member States

on-going

5.4.2.1

Civilian resources :

Council

Commission

Member States

1) Council and Commission will, by

June 2005, develop appropriate

initiatives for awareness raising and

decision support for policy advisors

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to the political authorities of the EU

and the Member States, so as to

enable them to deal with the civil

protection aspects of consequence

management.

2) Council and Commission will

further improve inter-operability of

technical equipment, including

civilian-military interoperability, i.a.

by training and exercises, further

research and proposals to enhance

interoperability if necessary.

3) Cion intends to enhance specific

training courses relevant for coping

with the consequences of terrorist

attacks, such as psychological

aftercare and operating in a

contaminated environment.

4) MS, CL and Cion are considering

to develop a list of relevant exercises,

to develop a procedure to allow

cross-participation and fine-tuning in

the field of exercises

5) MS and Cion will consider

establishing a mechanism for

mobilising professional

multidisciplinary advisory teams

6) Council will adopt, end 2004, a

Decision to extend the current

Community Civil Protection Action

Programme (OJ L 332/2000) to

2005/2006 and prioritise public

information and self protection

(14017/04)

7) Cion will facilitate Civil Protection

teams from MS with appropriate

logistics and equipment and

additional common insignia.

8) A Directory of health Experts is

being set up .

9) and rules for consultation for

assistance in the health sector are

drawn.

Scenario building and training:

11) EU-wide exercise to test

communication channels and

evaluation of existing emergency

plans will be conducted in 2005.

12) Joint Training Programme of

Commission with EUROPOL on

interaction between Law

Enforcement and Public Health

(April 2004)

13) Incident investigation and

environmental sampling group is

developing EU-wide protocols and

share good practice and know-how.

5.4.2.2

Military resources :

In the framework of the

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Conceptual Framework on the

ESDP dimension of the fight

against terrorism (see action

3.7) :

- Elaboration of a detailed

report to the Council on

modalities procedures and

criteria to develop the

appropriate level of

interoperability between

military and civilian

capabilities in the framework

of protection of civilian

populations following a

terrorist attack, including in

crisis management operations

under Title V of the TEU.

- Consolidate ongoing work in

view of deepening and

widening the content of the

military database of military

assets and capabilities relevant

to the protection of civilian

populations against terrorist

attacks, including CBRN;

PSC

First semester 2005

This report should contain concrete

proposals based on lessons-learned

from real life incidents and planning

scenarios taking into account best

practices.

PSC,

PROCIV also

involved

PSC to identify a set

of recommendations

to the Council on the

role of this database

by May 2005

In this framework, a bidding process

to incorporate Member States

voluntary contributions in an

addendum to the current Force

Catalogue has been launched. The

PSC, based on an EUMC preliminary

detailed analysis, should identify a set

of pragmatic recommendations to the

Council on the role of this database in

the wider context of the Headline

Goal 2010.

Special attention should be given to

all possible instruments for assistance

to victims

5.4.2.3

5.4.3

Inclusion as appropriate into

the EU's Exercise

Programme of activities

related to the contribution of

ESDP to the fight against

terrorism, including relevant

aspects of the March 2004

Declaration on solidarity

against terrorism.

Improve the procedures for

mutual assistance

Council/PSC

Ongoing EU

Exercice programme

to be agreed by

Council in May

2005 at the latest

The inclusion of such activities, in

line with the Conceptual Framework

for ESDP and the Fight against

terrorism, in the Programme for

2005-2009, is under consideration.

Council and

Commission

July 2006

---

1) Council, Member States and

Commission intend, by I July 2006,

to set up, within the existing

structures, while fully respecting

national competences, integrated EU

crisis management arrangements for

crises with cross-border effects

within the EU addressing effectively

the public order and security aspects

of such crises and the coordination

between the areas of civil protection

and vital infrastructures.

2) Cion will create a secure general

rapid alert system (ARGUS) to link

all specialised rapid alert systems for

emergencies that require action at

European level.

3) Cion will also create a central

Crisis Centre which would bring

together representatives of all

relevant Commission services during

an emergency and coordinate efforts

and to propose the appropriate

response measures, with respect to

the national competences.

4) While establishing ARGUS and

the Crisis Centre, the feasibility of

the establishment of appropriate links

with relevant Council Services and

other competent authorities could be

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5.4.4.

Develop strategies to improve

the capacity of Member States

to communicate with citizens

in the event of a major terrorist

attack

Commission

Member States

ongoing

examined

1) Cion and MS will develop

appropriate initiatives for an optimal

coordination of the public

information by the Member States

during cross border crises.

2) Cion will facilitate, together with

the Member States, a permanent

dialogue between emergency service

operators and authorities on

interoperable systems for emergency

handling and on new concepts for

public warning systems and

procedures.

Strategic goal 5 (R&D) of the

widened CBRN Programme specifies

in greater detail the actions to be

undertaken.

1) Cion will continue the work of the

Preparatory Action entitled

"Enhancement of the European

industrial potential in the field of

Security research 2004-2006"

2) Council will give further emphasis

to prevention and limitation of the

consequences of terrorist threats

the

participating

when

Seventh R&D

establishment of the

Framework Programme (2007-2013),

including an EU Security Research

Programme.

3) Cion will encourage the

development and production of

for

relevant

pharmaceuticals

combating the effects to health

resulting from deliberate release of

harmful CBRN agents, of which

some are yet commercially less

attractive.

4) Chemical event scenarios and

clinical toxicology guidelines:

Working Group and Project (as of

2004) on agents and scenarios,

including the EU's Poison Centres.

5) Case definitions for bio-terror

agents, Com. Dec 2003/534/EC,

17.07.2003.

6) See Commission Matrix on

deciding on health system

vulnerabilities, prioritising and

resource allocation for facing up to

attacks and threats using particular

pathogens

7) A series of ten guidelines on case

diagnosis and clinical management is

to be published by

EUROSURVEILLANCE and placed

on the Web

8) Guidance on General preparedness

and response planning and integration

of EU dimension in all national

health emergency plans is being

prepared

5.5.

Provide the appropriate

scientific basis in order to

address efficiently the other

strategic goals above.

Commission

Council

2005- 2006

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9) Guidance on use of vaccines,

antidotes and dilution of vaccinia

immunoglobulins has been issued.

Negotiations on guidance for

vaccines and anti-virals for pandemic

influenza have started.

5.6.

Identify areas for closer,

cooperation in preparedness

and consequence

management, including with

other international

organisations within their

respective competences, such

as NATO

All

(PSC for NATO)

Ongoing

Cion has signed, with the United

Nations Office for Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on

27 October 2004, an exchange of

letters concerning their cooperation in

the framework of disaster response.

The Council will, within its

competence and together with the

Commission, facilitate the

cooperation on developing further the

capabilities to deal with the

consequences of a terrorist attack,

undertaken with the USA within the

framework of the EU-US Declaration

on combating Terrorism adopted at

Dromoland Castle on 26 June 2004.

Russia - Discussions are being

undertaken with Russia on civil

protection cooperation, in the

framework of the establishment of

the EU-Russia road-map.

WHO - Cion participates in work on

consequence management guidance,

and revision of the International

Health Regulation.

G7 - G7 countries + Mexico +

Commission are working on the

Global Health Security Initiative (risk

communication and management

including exercises for evaluation of

smallpox plans, laboratory

cooperation, patient isolation

techniques, preventing and mitigating

the consequences of chemical agent

and radiological agent attacks and

surveillance methods).

MS and Presidency will ensure that

the civil protection services of the

Member States will, as far as

possible, when one or more of them

are called upon to intervene in a third

country following a terrorist attack

render assistance to all

unrepresented EU-citizens,

assist the consular authorities of

the Member, States upon a

request from the relevant

authorities and

cooperate with each other.

The 2002 CBRN-programme will be

replaced by the 2004 Solidarity

Programme

The 2004 solidarity programme [will]

contain a report on the

implementation of the 2002 CBRN-

Programme

Continued monitoring by the

European Monitoring Centre on

Racism and Xenophobia of racial

violence and discrimination with

5.7.

Act in solidarity in case of

attack against EU-citizens

abroad

Member States and

Presidency

On-going

5.8.

5.8.1

Ensure full implementation

of the EU Health Security

Strategy and CBRN

_programmes

Update the December 2003

implementation report on the

2002 CBRN Programme

(16285/03)

Ensure that support and

assistance is provided to the

victims of terrorist crimes,

and protect minority

Council

Commission

Member States

Council/EU

Coordinator/

Commission

JHA Council

end 2004

5.9

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communities who may be at

risk of a backlash in the

event of a major attack

5.10.

Adoption of the Council

Directive on Compensation

to crime victims

The European Council

endorses the proposal of the

European Parliament to

declare March 11 a

European day

commemorating the victims

of terrorism

JHA Council

1 May 2004

particular focus on Muslim

communities following the terrorist

attack in Madrid of 11 March 2004

Adopted at JHA Council 29 April

2004

5.11.

Commission

[PM]

Commission will launch a call for

proposals for pilot projects

supporting victims of terrorism,

including actions to commemorate

the first `victims of terrorism day'.

Commission is in the final stage of

the evaluation process of the call for

proposal.

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Objectives

Competent Body

Deadline

Status/Observations

Objective 6: To address the factors which contribute to support for,

and recruitment into, terrorism

6.1

Identify factors which

contribute to recruitment

to terrorism, both within

the EU and

internationally, and

develop a long-term

strategy to address these

Finalise report on

recruitment to terrorism

including the possible

adoption of an agreed set of

recommendations

Develop a coordinated long-

term strategy, based on the

initial report at 6.1.1, both

within the EU and

internationally, to address

the factors which contribute

to recruitment into

Terrorism

Conduct more detailed

studies, including academic

studies, of recruitment to

terrorism in specific

contexts such as in prisons,

in schools, in universities or

in mosques; studies in to the

role of the media, including

the interne, in radicalisation

or in promoting support or

sympathy for terrorists; an

exploration of links with

work in complementary

areas such as work on

promoting cohesive

communities or on the

integration of minorities,

including any such work

being undertaken by first

pillar EU Working groups

Continue to investigate the

links between extreme

religious or political

beliefs, as well as socio-

economic and other

factors, and support for

terrorism, building on

work already undertaken

in this area, and identify

appropriate response

measures

Make more efficient use of

relevant external

assistance programmes

including in particular

support for good

governance and the rule of

law to address factors

which can contribute to

the support for terrorism,

Promotion of cooperation in

good governance between

Europe and the Arab world

6.1.1

GAERC/JHA Council/

PSC/CATS/COTER/

TWP

December 2004

Report completed.

6.1.2

COUNCIL/EU

Coordinator/MS

December 2005

Work to be undertaken in 2005 on

developing a strategy to address

Recruitment into Terrorism. The report

under 6.1 can be used as building

blocks.

6.1.3

CATS/COTER/

EU Coordinator

December 2005 —

December 2006

Deadlines should be specific to each

study and prioritised by each

Presidency

6.2

Ongoing

SitCen to include relevant material in

assessments. Working Groups to make

policy recommendations as appropriate.

6.3

EU Coordinator/MS/

Commission/Council

Secretariat

Ongoing

6.3.1

Council Secretariat/

Commission/

EU Coordinator

Ongoing

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6.4

6.4.1

6.4.2

6.4.3

though dialogue, with

participation of

governments and the wider

civil society of Arab states,

including non-violent

Islamist parties

Develop and implement a

strategy to promote cross-

cultural and inter-

religious understanding

between Europe and the

Islamic World

Put in place funding for

journalist training

programmes and, regional

language broadcasts of

European television and

radio news and other

initiative in Middle Eastern

and North African countries

Promote better

understanding of aspects of

Islamic culture within

Europe, in conjunction with

leaders of religious

communities

Continue to make use of

existing information sources

in developing strategy

Commission

Ongoing

Commission/MS

Ongoing

Action by the European Monitoring

Centre on Racism and Xenophobia and

the 2003 round tables on anti-Semitism

and islamophobia are examples of

potential sources.

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Measure/Action

Competent Body

Deadline

Status/Observations

Objective 7: To Target actions under EU external relations towards

priority Third Countries where counter-terrorist capacity or

commitment to combating terrorism needs to be enhanced

7.1

Expand the role of the

SitCen in the carrying out of

threat assessments to enable

working groups to focus on

the development of policy

Develop capacities to

analyse and evaluate third

country activities in

counter-terrorism

Task SitCen with the

compilation of Country

Threat Assessments to be

used by Second and Third

Pillar formations in the

development of policy

Deploy and further develop

technical capacity for

monitoring and analysing

open source information

relevant to third country

activities in counter-terrorism

Develop and implement

technical assistance

strategies to enhance the

counter-terrorist capacity of

priority countries, in

coordination with other

international organisations

and Donor states

Enhance coordination

between Member States and

the Commission on existing

technical assistance projects

Identify approximately 10

partner countries for

Technical Assistance

Conduct a review of selected

Community and bilateral

assistance projects with the

aim of sharing best

practice/lessons learned on

counter-terrorism assistance

Develop and implement

technical assistance

programmes, aimed at

capacity building in the field

of counter terrorism, in

coordination with UN

agencies and other

organisations as appropriate

Ensure that specific

counter-terrorism issues,

including effective counter-

terrorism clauses in all

agreements reflecting the

priorities of the revised Plan

of Action are a key element

of EU relations at all levels

with priority countries

SitCen

7.2

Council/HR/

EU Coordinator/

Commission

COTER/PSC

CATS

Ongoing

New system in place. First SitCen

assessments to COTER in November.

7.2.1

7.2.2

SitCen/MS/Commission

Ongoing

7.3

MS/Commission/

COTER/EU Coordinator

The document by the SG/HR in

association with the Presidency on

integrating the fight against terrorism

into EU external relations policy

suggests concrete steps to enhance

EU effectiveness in this field.

Ongoing

7.3.1

MS/Commission

7.3.2

COTER/EU Coordinator

July 2004

7.3.3

Commission/COTER

December 2004

COTER inventory should be revised

and updated. MS and Commission

should consider designating contact

points for counter-terrorism in their

Missions on the ground, especially in

the COTER priority countries.

COTER has identified 7 priority

countries where counter-terrorism

capacity needs to be enhanced.

Work to continue in 2005.

7.3.4

MS/Commission

Ongoing

MS and COM should regularly

update COTER and the UNCTC on

CT projects under way.

7.4

Council/Commission

Ongoing

Standard clause already exists, dating

from April 2002. A comprehensive

Joint Report by the EU Coordinator

and the Commission on CT clauses,

including an overview of where the

clause has already been included,

which negotiations are underway and

which agreements are coming up in

the next couple of years where such

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7.4.1

7.5

7.5.1

7.6

7.6.1

Implement suggestions

contained in the Joint Report

on clauses submitted to the

Council

Mainstream counter-

terrorist objectives into the

work of the geographical

working groups and

external assistance

programmes

Each geographic working

group to submit report on

counter-terrorist elements of

its work programme once per

Presidency

To target actions under EU

external relations towards

priority Third Countries

where counter-terrorist

capacity or commitment to

combating terrorism needs

to be enhanced

Develop focussed action plans

for each identified countries

All

Ongoing

clauses should be added, has been

submitted to the Council.