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EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report (Te-Sat)

Reviewing the terrorism phenomenon
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Europol’s annual EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) provides an overview of the terrorism phenomenon in the EU in a given year.

The fight against terrorism is a top priority for the EU and for Europol, and that means that TE-SAT is one of Europol’s most significant pieces of strategic analysis.

It offers law enforcement officials, policymakers and the general public facts and figures on terrorism in the EU, while also identifying developing trends in this crime area, based on information that Member States make available to Europol.

The report, which Europol has produced each year since 2007, charts the established and evolving drivers of terrorism. These drivers can:

  • change or vanish over time in response to political or socio-economic developments
  • merge with other ideologies or convictions
  • be the building blocks of new and sometimes very specific and highly individual motivations.

The TE-SAT is prepared by experts at Europol and is based on information provided and verified by EU Member States and by Europol’s partners. It also relies on quantitative and qualitative data that Eurojust and the Member States provide.

An advisory board provides valuable guidance on each TE-SAT. It is made up of:

  • the “trio” (as three successive presidencies of the Council of the EU are known)
  • permanent members of the board
  • representatives from France and Spain
  • representatives from Eurojust
  • representatives from the EU Intelligence Analysis Centre (INTCEN)
  • representatives from the office of the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
  • Europol staff.

Structure

While there have been variations in how the TE-SAT is put together, the basic structure is fairly constant. The 2017 issue, for example, comprises the following chapters:

  • Foreword (by Europol’s Director)
  • Trends
  • General overview 
  • Jihadist  terrorism
  • Ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism
  • Left-wing and anarchist terrorism
  • Right-wing terrorism
  • Single-issue terrorism.

The report also concludes with a set of seven annexes, covering:

  • statistics on the failed, foiled and completed attacks per EU Member State and per terrorism category in the reporting year;
  • statistics of arrests per Member State and per terrorism category;
  • statistics on convictions and penalties for terrorist offences, as reported to Eurojust;
  • an overview of Europol’s counter-terrorism activities.
  • the report methodology;
  • the acronyms and abbreviations used;
  • amendments in national legislation on terrorism;

 

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  • 23Jun2020

    European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report (TE-SAT) 2020

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  • 27Jun2019
    TE-SAT

    Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2019 (TE-SAT)

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  • 20Jun2018
    TESAT 2018

    EUROPEAN UNION TERRORISM SITUATION AND TREND REPORT 2018 (TESAT 2018)

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  • 15Jun2017

    EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2017

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  • 20Jul2016
    European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2016

    European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2016

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  • 06Jul2015
    European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2015

    European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2015

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  • 28May2014
    TE-SAT 2014 - EUROPEAN UNION TERRORISM SITUATION AND TREND REPORT 2014

    TE-SAT 2014: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report

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  • 25Apr2013
    EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2013

    TE-SAT 2013: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report

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  • 25Apr2012
    EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report 2012

    TE-SAT 2012: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report

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  • 19Apr2011
    EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2001

    TE-SAT 2011: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report

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  • 01Apr2010
    EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report 2010

    TE-SAT 2010: EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report

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  • 01Apr2009

    TE-SAT 2009: EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report

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