The EC will impose harsh sanctions on European fighters who fight abroad.

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Belgium, at a recent plenary session of the European Parliament (EP), the European Commission (EC) announced its strategy for 2020 on strengthening the fight against terrorism, cybercrime, and organized crime.

This is one of the 10 priority tasks set out by EC President Jean-Claude Juncker during his term.

ISIS militants are becoming increasingly active. Source: theregister

EC Vice President Frans Timmermans affirmed that no single member state can combat terrorism, cybercrime, and organized crime alone; therefore, the EC's plan to implement actions, prepare budgets, and enact legislation is aimed at addressing these three challenges.

According to the plan, the EC focuses on implementing the exchange and sharing of information between European Union member states, as well as between European agencies and existing information systems such as the Schengen Information System (SIS), the Schengen Control Law, and the Criminal Crimes Database (ECRIS).

The European Commission plans to establish a European counter-terrorism center to enable the European Police Agency (Europol) to operate more effectively by coordinating information in cross-border investigations related to terrorism.

In addition, to adapt to new forms of terrorism, the EC will change the framework definition of terrorism in order to have more effective sanctions against European fighters fighting abroad.

The EC is setting up a center for exchanging information on extremist elements and is calling on internet service providers to join in combating terrorist propaganda online.

The recent terrorist attacks in France and Denmark demonstrate that combating arms trafficking is also part of the fight against terrorism. Therefore, common regulations and better cooperation with third countries are needed in this fight.

The EC's proposals still need to be considered and approved by the member states and the European Parliament.

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