EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Islamist terrorist attack on French schools and the need to protect people and promote social cohesion

European, Swedish and Belgian flags at half-mast at the EP headquarters in Brussels, following the attack in Brussels

European and Belgian flags at half-mast at the EP headquarters in Strasbourg, following the attack in Brussels

During the meeting of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affaires (LIBE), in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Alexander ALVARO (ALDE, DE), rapporteur, presents his report about the transfer of financial messaging data from the EU to the USA for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. The report was adopted in the LIBE Committee by a large majority: 42 votes in favour, 8 against, 2 abstentions.

EU - USA Agreement on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP): extracts from the statement by Alexander ALVARO (ALDE, DE), rapporteur

Statements at the European Parliament following terrorists attacks in the United States (from 12.9.to 14.9.2001):Wim DUISENBERG, President of the European Central Bank –12/9/2001, Nicole Fontaine, President of the EP, Guy VERHOFSTADT, Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the EU Council, Romano PRODI, President of the European Commission-12/9/2001, Nicole FONTAINE address to the Macedonian Parliament-13/9/2001, EU mourning day in Brussels, (3 minutes of silence) in solidarity with the UnitedStates 14/9/2001.

Statements at the European Parliament following terrorists attacks in the United States (12-14/09/2001)

Nicole FONTAINE, EP President, invited Commander MASSOUD, the Vice-President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, to visit Strasbourg to speak about the situation in his country. During the press conference, he urged to pressure Pakistan on its support for the Taliban and asked for humanitarian aid to combat the Afghan people's conditions under the Taliban. Few months later Massoud was assassinated in a suicide bombing on September 9, 2001.

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