La prevención de la radicalización en la estrategia contra el terrorismo de la Unión Europea. Entre soft law e impulso de medidas de apoyo

Abstract

During the last decade, the European Union (EU) has paid special attention to measures to prevent terrorism and, in particular, terrorism radicalization. It has developed a specific strategy and supporting instruments that complement Member States’ efforts in this particular field of security. However, due to the complexity of the phenomenon and the distribution of the competences between the EU and its Member States, the multidimensional response envisaged by the EU manifests shortcomings that reduce its full potential, giving the impression that it has failed in fulfilling its main goals if one only takes into account the terrorist acts of the last year in Europe.