1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 10, 2021Terrorism in EuropeCurrent Trends European governments and the European Union (EU) have grappled with domestic and foreign terrorist groups for decades, but numerous attacks since 2014 have renewed concerns about terrorism and violent extremis
2、m in Europe. Despite variances in how terrorist events are defined and tracked, studies indicate that terrorism poses a security threat in many European countries (see data from Europol, the EUs agency for police cooperation, in Figure 1). European countries and the EU are key U.S. partners in the f
3、ight against terrorism, and Members of Congress may be interested in European counterterrorism efforts. Figure 1. Terrorism-Related Attacks in the EU (includes failed, foiled, and completed attacks) Source: Europols Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) publications, 2015-2020. Data include
4、statistics from the United Kingdom (UK), which withdrew from the EU in January 2020. Of primary concern to Europe is “violent Islamist” terrorism. Such attacks, classified by Europol as “religious” or “jihadist” in motivation, have been much more lethal than other types of terrorism, accounting for
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