Europe's Anti-Terror Efforts Are Hampered By Not Sharing Intelligence And Lacking Trust

A suspect in the attack which took place at the Brussels international airport of Zaventem, is seen in this CCTV image made available by Belgian Police on April 7, 2016. REUTERS/CCTV/Belgian Federal Police/Handout via Reuters/Files

McClatchy News: European anti-terror efforts hobbled by lack of trust, shared intelligence

* There’s no European equivalent of FBI that investigates cases across borders
* EU nations lack common goals and laws; even spelling is a problem
* And no one trusts Turkey

At the beginning of this year, the acting president of the council of the European Union asked the respected International Centre for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague, Netherlands, to figure out, among other things, exactly how many Europeans have gone to Syria to fight in a civil war that’s entering its sixth year.

The request, on its face, seemed simple enough. It came from the governing council of the European Union, a collection of the heads of state of the 28 member nations in the EU. Its importance has been made clear by three deadly terror attacks in the past 15 months all linked to Syria and the Islamic State.

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WNU Editor: What I find revealing in this McClatchy article is the admission that Europe does not trust what Turkey tells them.