The ESDP contribution to the fight against terrorism

Intervention by Mr Gijs de Vries, EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator

Introduction: Nicole Gnesotto, Director of the EU Institute for Security Studies

1st Plenary Session: The ESDP contribution to the fight against terrorism
Chair: Nicole Gnesotto, Director of the EU Institute for Security Studies
Speakers:
Luc Frieden, Minister of Justice, Minister for the Treasury and the Budget, Defence Minister, Luxembourg
Gijs de Vries, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Secretariat General of the Council of the EU
James Q. Roberts, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, U.S. Department of Defense
Jean-Louis Bruguière, Senior Vice President in charge of judicial inquiries; coordinator of the anti-terrorist division (France)
Pablo Martín Alonso, Head of the Intelligence Services, Guardia Civil (Spain)

Group 1: ESDP instruments in support of prevention, protection, and consequence management measures
Chair: Claude-France Arnould, Secretariat General of the Council of the EU
Speaker:
Rik Coolsaet, Royal Institute for International Relations
Rapporteur:
Paul Wilkinson, University of Saint Andrews

Group 2: ESDP instruments and the international dimension, including support to 3rd countries
Chair: Jim Cloos, Secretariat General of the Council of the EU
Speaker:
John Dinger, U.S. Department of State
Rapporteur:
Gustav Lindstrom, EU Institute for Security Studies

2nd Plenary Session: Reports from the working groups and debate
Chair: Paul Duhr, Ambassador, Chairman of the Political and Security Committee of the EU
Rapporteurs:
Paul Wilkinson, University of Saint Andrews
Gustav Lindstrom, EU Institute for Security Studies