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Round table “The fight against organized crime and terrorism”

The debate will address how Belgium and Italy have developed their expertise on the fight against organized crime and international terrorism and how they could exchange their respective best practices. The discussion will be introduced by the Ambassador of Italy to Belgium, Elena Basile, and the Rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Caroline Pauwels. Key-note speakers will be:

6. November 2018: RAN EXIT and RVT

Leaving terrorism behind: Ensure recognising of the position of victims of terrorism and promote former extremists to return to society, as both are important values for a resilient democratic society. During the meeting best practices and current challenges on both fields will be presented. Target audience: exit workers and representatives victims of terrorism organisations https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/networks/radicalisation_awareness_network/ran-calendar_en

Is the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate still a ‘Good Practice’ example?

The Direcţia Naţională Anticorupţie (DNA) was established in order for Romania to lower its levels of political and high-level corruption, for the EU to be sure that as a newer member state, its policy-making and legislative bodies can be trusted – especially considering its role as a vanguard nation ‘gatekeeper’ to non-EU Europe. Romania pursued the

What was first? Polarization dynamics which foster terrorism

In that regard, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe remains “deeply concerned about Islamic extremism as well as about extremism against Muslim communities in Europe” and already recognized in 2010 that “both phenomena reinforce each other”[1] noting that “Islamic radicalism and manipulation of religious beliefs for political reasons oppose human rights and democratic