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Critics Raise Questions on Belgium's Security Apparatus
April 06, 2016
The Economist reports that, as more facts emerge regarding failures by Belgian authorities to prevent the recent terror attacks in Brussels, leading some to label the country "the weakest link" in EU security, critics are blaming many of the missteps on poor communication among the small country's network of law enforcement agencies.
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Germany Braces for Potential Terror Strike
April 06, 2016
The Economist reports that, in the wake of attacks in neighboring countries and German intelligence estimates indicating approximately 500 dangerous Islamist radicals live in the country, Germans increasingly fear terror attacks on their soil and are acquiescing to the bolstering of security measures in order to prevent them.
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National Ministers Call for Ramp-up in EU Security Efforts
April 06, 2016
At a meeting among national ministers in Vienna, the Austrian and German Interior Ministers called on the EU to impose tighter controls on its external borders to prevent migrants who pose security threats from entering the bloc and for greater information sharing among European countries in order to prevent future terrorist attacks.
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EU Agency Warns of Undocumented Migrant Security Threat
April 06, 2016
In its 2016 Annual Risk Analysis, the EU border agency, Frontex, has warned that migrants who present a security threat to the EU could take advantage of the chaotic situation on the EU's external borders, often involving migrants who have no documents, to slip into the bloc undetected.
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France Withdraws Proposal to Strip Citizenship from Convicted Terrorists
April 05, 2016
Under pressure from domestic politicians and supranational institutions, French President François Hollande has announced that he has abandoned a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would result in stripping dual nationals who are convicted of terrorist actions of their French citizenship.
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