EU announces security strategy for 2020-2025
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission has set out a new EU Security Union Strategy for the period 2020 to 2025, focusing on priority areas where the EU can bring value to support member states in fostering security for all those living in Europe.
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson and Vice-President Margaritis Schinasn (L) at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium on July 24, 2020. (Photo:AFP/ VNA)
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Speaking at a press conference on Friday, EC Vice-President Margaritis Schinasn said the EU had developed a new EU Security Union Strategy to build a real security ecosystem to overcome the false dichotomy between online and offline, between digital and physical and between internal and external security concerns and threats.
The strategy also enhances measures to fight against trafficking illicit drugs and child sexual abuse.