The EU is fighting terrorism

EU leaders are firmly committed to pushing terrorism, hatred and violent extremism.

The leaders urged big tech companies and social media companies to speed up working on (automatic) removal of propaganda and calls for hate on the Internet. If necessary, legislation comes, said EU president Donald Tusk. 'Terrorism is still a huge threat. '

Systems with which terrorists can communicate undisturbed, the leaders also take great care. For example, encryption means that secret services can not read messages. A solution must be found, as stated in the final conclusions.

With the recent attacks in London and Manchester in mind, British Prime Minister Theresa May pointed to the need to stop the spread of extremism on the Internet. 'We must prevent terrorists from having a safe place online. 'French president Emmanuel Macron also called for the fight against terrorism.