EU to Assess Risks Posed by Arriving Foreigners – EU Commission President

© REUTERS / Christian HartmannPolice man a roadblock at the scene where a French police commander was stabbed to death in front of his home in the Paris suburb of Magnanville, France, June 14, 2016.
Police man a roadblock at the scene where a French police commander was stabbed to death in front of his home in the Paris suburb of Magnanville, France, June 14, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The European Union will gather information about arriving foreigners to assess the risks posed by them and to prevent possible terrorist attacks, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Europe has been forced to urgently and extensively boost its safety and security measures throughout 2016 amid a wave of deadly attacks that occurred in Europe, including a truck running over a crowd in France's Nice, a number of suicide bombings, shootings and stabbings. Some of the terrorists, who committed or prepared attacks, arrived as refugees from war-torn or poor countries.

French police secure a street as members of special forces carried out counter-terrorism swoop at different locations in Argenteuil, a suburb in northern Paris, France, July 21, 2016 - Sputnik International
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“In April we proposed a European entry and departure system that implies storing data about all non-EU citizens arriving in the Schengen Zone. At the same time we are working on creation of an additional regulatory body for travelers from countries that has a visa free regime [with the bloc]. In November the EU Commission will make a proposition on the EU Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)… So in future we will be able to reveal in advance whether there is a threat to security and to decide, who will be able to come to Europe and who will not. There must be no loophole for terrorists,” Juncker told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.

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