EU issues
updated list of "terrorist organisations and persons" (updated 24.12.03)
On Christmas
Eve, 24 December 2003, the Council of the European Union issued
updated lists
The Council of the European Union (the 15 EU governments) decided on 22 December to update – by written procedure – to update the European Union list of terrorist organisations and persons linked to terrorist activities, which was first adopted in December 2001 in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September and last updated on 27 June 2003. These updates were published on 24 December.
The changes to the 1st list (inside EU) are that seven members of ETA have been removed from the list of individuals (18 members of ETA remain on the list) and Great Islamic Warriors Front (IBDA-C) in Turkey have been added to the organisations
The change to the 2nd list (non-EU) is the addition of: Great Islamic Warriors Front (IBDA-C) in Turkey.
1. "Terrorist organisations" and individuals inside the EU : EU groups and people (pdf)
2. "Terrorist organisations" and inidividuals outside the EU : non-EU groups and people (pdf)
On 12 September
2003, the Council of the European Union issued updated lists:
The Council
decided on 12 September – by written procedure – to update the
European Union list of terrorist organisations and persons linked
to terrorist activities, which was first adopted in December
2001 in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September and
last updated on 27 June 2003.
This time the EU has agreed to put the Palestinian group Hamas on its list of outlawed terrorist organisations.
1. "Terrorist organisations" and individuals inside the EU : EU groups and people (pdf)
2. "Terrorist
organisations" and inidividuals outside the EU : non-EU
groups and people
(pdf)
On 27 June 2003, the Council of the European Union issued
updated lists of:
1. "Terrorist organisations"
and individuals inside the EU : EU groups and people (pdf)
2. "Terrorist
organisations" and inidividuals outside the EU : non-EU
groups and people
(pdf)
The EU resisted US and UK pressure to put the Palestinian group
Hamas on its list of outlawed terrorist organisations. Last year
the EU outlawed Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Deen al-Qassam
Brigades.
12 December
2002, the Council of the European Union issued updated lists
of:
1. "Terrorist organisations"
and individuals inside the EU : EU groups and people (pdf)
2. "Terrorist organisations" and inidividuals outside the EU : non-EU groups and people (pdf)
30 October
2002, the Council of the European Union issued updated lists
of:
1. "Terrorist organisations"
and inidividuals inside the EU : EU groups and people (pdf)
2. "Terrorist
organisations" and inidividuals outside the EU : non-EU
groups and people
(pdf)
Previous update on 17 June 2002: June list
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