The European Union’s security chief slammed the 'far too much' illegal extremist content on the internet, urging the bloc’s 28 members to work together to combat this phenomenon.
Security Commissioner Julian King said on Tuesday that each attack in Europe over the last year “had a link with online terrorist content.”
Speaking after talks with Cypriot Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, he said that all EU members need to coordinate actions to prevent content from shifting from one country to another.
King also said that the terror threat across Europe “remains very high” and isn’t “going away anytime soon.”
He said that despite progress in beating back groups in Syria and Iraq that were behind or encouraged attacks, this shouldn’t lead Europeans into a “false sense of security.”
In an interview with CNA, King said: “We are taking urgent action to address cyber and cyber-enabled threats. Last September the Commission brought forward a package of proposals designed to build our cyber resilience, to strengthen our cyber deterrence and to support Member states in cyber defense.”
