High Level conference: ‘Strengthening the EU’s response to violent extremism: from ideas to actions’

The Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) organised a High Level conference on 17 June 2014 to discuss ways to effectively tackle the challenge of radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism. The conference focused on the main challenges and opportunities ahead, counter terrorist propaganda, exit programmes and deradicalisation, as well as cooperation between governments and civil society.

The European Commissioner for Home Affairs addressed the conference, highlighting the areas of action in which work was being developed by the European Union.