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Council of Europe (CoE): European ministers adopt new legal standards for tackling foreign terrorist fighters
21 May 2015
"Foreign ministers from across Europe have adopted the first set of legally-binding international standards to help tackle so-called "foreign terrorist fighters". The measures take the form of an additional protocol to the Council of Europe's convention on the prevention of terrorism, which has so far been signed by 44 of the organisation's 47 member states. The protocol will require countries to outlaw various actions including intentionally taking part in terrorist groups, receiving terrorism training or travelling abroad for the purpose of terrorism. It also provides for a round-the-clock network of national contact points to rapidly exchange information."
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Additional Protocol to Convention on Terrorism (pdf)
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Action Plan (pdf)
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Political Declaration (link)