The EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gijs de Vries met with Public Administration, Public Order and Justice Committee President Mrs. Zetta Makri.
Mrs. Makri briefed Mr. De Vries on the contents of the draft law on the European Arrest Warrant and the amendment of the law on terrorist organizations submitted to Parliament yesterday and expected to be passed by the end of June harmonizing the Greek legislation with the rest EU member-states in the prevention and combating of terrorism.
Mrs. Makri also referred to the successes of the Greek law enforcement authorities within the framework of the efforts made against terrorism and gave an emphasis on the protection of human rights.
She assured Mr. De Vries that Greece continues to cooperate within the framework of information exchange at a European level aimed at making the European citizen feel more secure.
The post of the EU counter-terrorism coordinator was created last March after the bloody terrorist attack in Madrid and Mr. De Vries' visit to Greece is held in view of the imminent EU Summit meeting in which he will present the first list of action measures.
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