Ensuring security and preventing radicalisation, a key task of local communities
26.09.2018 | Citizenship;Terrorism;
While the number of terrorist attacks in Europe has been decreasing, security remains a top concern for European citizens. During a conference organised by the CIVEX commission of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) in Athens on 21 September, Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos shared the CoR's view that the global nature of security threats requires cooperation at all levels of government, from Europe to local level. Participants also discussed how the find right balance between the security of the state and the freedoms of individuals.
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