http://www.euractiv.com/en/security/call-g6-unite-terror/article-159136
Call for G6 to unite against terror In Short: Interior ministers from Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Poland, who attended a two-day UK meeting on 25-26 October 2006, were told by UK Home Secretary and MI5 chief John Reid that terrorism is the "biggest threat to all European nations". Brief News: In Stratford-Upon-Avon, Reid emphasised the importance of international co-operation as the members of the G6, an upgrade from G5 since Poland's EU accession in 2003, were told that the dangers came "particularly from those who would, through a perverted use of Islam, constitute a terrorist threat". But Reid was quick to point out that he considered terrorism, not Islam, the "enemy". Ministers also discussed international organised crime, illegal migration and encouraging dialogue with Muslim communities. Following his rough ride in the UK parliament after he announced strict curbs on unskilled Romanians and Bulgarians working in Britain, a hardline approach (for which Reid was criticised for "pandering to the media") in sharp contrast with the previous enlargement of the EU in 2004 when Britain took a liberal approach to admitting workers from countries such as Poland and Lithuania, the minister also led discussions on how to shut off illegal immigration routes and how to work with unspecified third countries to control migration flows. In an interview with Financial Times on 26 October, UK Finance Minister and prime-minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown backed John Reid's position: "It's important that people realise that, in this fight against violent extremism, the talk about the destruction of Israel, the murdering of innocent people round the world that America and Europe learn to stand together. What unites us are our shared values, above all the importance we attach to liberty of individual." Ministers also examined how to reduce organised crime, including value added tax (VAT) fraud and trafficking of drugs and people. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
