Communication: The final implementation report of the EU internal security strategy 2010-2014

The 2010 Internal Security Strategy (ISS) was defined to enable the European Union to respond to existing and emerging threats to the security of European society, its citizens and organisations in the EU.

The Strategy aims at identifying the challenges to the EU internal security in the context that many of today's security challenges are cross-border and cross-sectoral in nature and that no single Member State is able to respond effectively to these threats on its own. The Strategy also identifies common principles and guidelines – fully respecting fundamental rights – underpinning a European Security Model, and aimed at further developing common tools and policies by using a more integrated approach.

The Commission Communication on "EU Internal Security Strategy in Action" identifies five main strategic objectives to be pursued by the EU and its Member States to be more effective in preventing and fighting serious and organised crime, terrorism and cybercrime, in strengthening the management of our external borders and in building resilience to natural and man-made disasters. Specific actions were to be undertaken at EU level, as well as at national and international levels.

The Commission reported in 2011 and 2013 on the implementation of the ISS and adapted the actions and recommendations to new developments. The reports focus on efforts undertaken at EU level and inform on progress achieved, and current and future challenges.

In its latest Communication the Commission concludes that "the next and last report on implementation of the ISS will be presented in mid-2014. The report will assess whether the objectives of the ISS have been met and also consider future challenges within the field of internal security".

In line with those conclusions, and building on the assessments made in the two previous reports, this third and final Report on the ISS 2010-2014 has a two-fold aim. Firstly, it assesses the actions implemented under the five ISS strategic objectives since 2010. Secondly, it identifies possible future challenges, cross-cutting objectives and emerging threats in view of a renewed Internal Security Strategy, in line with the Commission Communication on “An Open and Secure Europe: Making it Happen”, which presents proposals for the future EU agenda of HOME Affairs.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2014)365: Follow the progress of this communication through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2014:365:FIN

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