Director General for Home Affairs, European Commission, Stefano Manservisi, said the basic threat to Europe has not come from terrorist organisations like al-Qaeda but from radicalisation of societies, which are on stress, as it may lead to terrorism.
"Prevent terrorism and address radicalisation and recruitment. This is a domain of particular concern for EU and where we must work harder and more closely with a number of actors to prevent new attacks", he told journalists in an interaction.
Maintaining that Europe has been and still is exposed to terrorism and violent extremism, Manservisi said the European Union has been working with international partners like India to disrupt international crime networks which take a variety of forms: trafficking in human beings, drugs and firearms, money laundering.
"Security cannot be achieved in isolation. Therefore, we are equally concerned about the terrorist threats that India faces, which in the past few years resulted in a number of attacks, most prominently the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 and July 2011", he said.
The European Commission official said security was a global issue and Europe and India have common interests in sharing experiences and enhancing cooperation between the two was very important. (More)