COUNTERTERRORISM POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Europska unija - najmoćnija ekonomska integracija današnjice, koja ima ambicije postati i moćna politička integracija, suočena je s problemom terorizma. Nakon terorističkog napada na Madrid unutar EU su pokrenute inicijative na pojačavanju suradnje u borbi protiv terorizma, međutim, ponovno je otvoreno pitanje i sukob oko nacionalnog suvereniteta s nadnacionalnim interesima, tako da do zadovoljavajućeg rješenja nije došlo. Zemlje Europske unije koje su se dosad suočile s problemom terorizma, tom problemu pristupaju svaka na svoj način i rješavaju ga kao nacionalni problem (Španjolska, Velika Britanija, Italija, Francuska i druge). Politička integracija (Unija) podrazumijeva jedinstvene politike, pa tako i onu sigurnosnu, a time i protuterorističku politiku. Taj cilj EU zasad nije postigla, iako je niz njezinih članica izložen terorističkim nasrtajima.The European Union - today’s most powerful economic integration which has ambitions of becoming a powerfull political integration – is faced with the problem of terrorism. After the terrorist attack on Madrid in 2004, initiatives were undertaken within the EU to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism. However, once again the issue arose and the conflict of national sovereignty with transnational interests. Thus, to this day, a satisfactory solution has not been found. EU member countries that have already faced problems of terrorism approach this issue each in its own manner and attempt to solve it as a national problem (Spain, Great Britain, Italy, France etc.). Political integration has homogenous policies – which include a security policy as well as a counterterrorism policy. Despite the fact that a great number of EU member countries have been exposed to terrorist attacks, the EU, for now, has not achieved this goal