Webinar, 07 December 2020, 13:30 – 15:00 (CET)
Although the EU is facing the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic, three terrorist attacks took place in Europe in less than three weeks. In tackling root causes of violent extremism it is crucial to think about how the EU and its member states are implementing PVE strategies and how they cooperate with one other to prevent future mayhem.
This webinar will focus on EU implementation, weaknesses and challenges of CT and PVE policies in relation to the Western Balkans and the MENA region to identify best practices and lessons learned in this field
Read the summary of the webinar here:
Program
Welcome: Morten Bøås, Chief investigator of PREVEX and Research Professor at NUPI (Oslo)
1) Findings from PREVEX research
- Diana Mishkova, WP5 leader (Preventing violent extremism, the Balkans)
- Erik Skare, WP7 leader (Preventing violent extremism, Middle East)
- Steven Blockmans, WP4 leader (EU prevention strategies)
2) Reactions from EU institutions
- Anna Reece: Senior Counterterrorism Expert at the European Union External Action Service
- Filip de Ceuninck, Regional CT/ Security advisor at EEAS for the Western Balkans, Sarajevo
- Io-Kerstin Schmid, Foreign Policy Instruments service of the European Commission
Discussion moderated by Morten Bøås
Visit CEPS’ website to find out more
Read the PREVEX Working paper on EU’s policies and instruments for PVE
