The police agency of the European Union (Europol) has indicated that the number of terrorist attacks within the Union is decreasing, but terrorism remains a real danger to the bloc, especially due to the war in Ukraine and the spread of propaganda in the media during COVID-19. 19 pandemic.
The total number of attacks committed, prevented or failed in 2021 (15) is much lower than the number of attacks in the previous year (57), due to a significant decrease in the number of left-wing terrorist attacks, according to the annual report. Europol report.
But the Hague-based police department has warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world, could pose a threat to global security in the coming years.
“The findings of this report highlight that terrorism remains a real and ongoing threat to the European Union,” said Europol Director General Catherine de Paul.
“In a time of geopolitical upheaval, the European Union must continue to take action against terrorism more than ever,” she added.
