The security threat posed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere in the world will be debated with EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove at a meeting of Security and Defence Subcommittee and Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs this afternoon. Florence Gaub, Senior Analyst at the EU Institute for Security Studies, and John ORourke, Head of the EEAS Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq division, will also join in the debate. The European Parliament as a whole debated developments in Iraq and Syria last week in Strasburg and passed a resolution on 18 September. MEPs called for intensified EU support to Iraqi national and local authorities in their fight with ISIS, including appropriate military assistance, urged the international community to cut off ISIS resources and called for strengthened cooperation among EU member states in checking up on EU nationals who have joined the ISIS insurgency.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:57:44 +0000
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