Joint Decision on the participation of the European Union in various organisations for cooperation to prevent and counter terrorism

The Global Counterterrorism Forum serves as a multilateral forum to strengthen international cooperation on counter-terrorism where the participating members discuss the need for mobilising expertise, resources and initiatives to more effectively counter terrorism. Within this framework, members proceeded with the establishment of specialised international bodies to address issues of prevention and countering violent extremism.

The European Union, as a founding member of the Global Counterterrorism Forum and having been involved closely in the founding of the Hedayah Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism, the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law, and the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, views these bodies as central to its international cooperation efforts to counter violent extremism in general and terrorism specifically.

The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have decided that the European Union will participate, and seek to obtain the status of Full Board Member, in the above-named organisations.