Moves afoot to make Europol more effective and efficient

THE arrest and sentencing of an Algerian terrorist in Northern Ireland was an example of what good cooperation between police forces could achieve, the man who co-ordinates anti-terror activities in Europe said at the weekend.

The gardaí worked with police from three other countries and Europol to get a conviction against the 27-year-old man with Al-Qaeda links last month.

Europol was set up six years ago to facilitate the sharing of information between Europe’s police forces in their battle against organised crime and terrorism.