Security

Stronger control key to prevent weapons smuggling from BiH

BELGRADE - Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic said on Monday that intense efforts are being invested in the preparation of the Law on Enforcement and Security, and added that the new solutions should be ready for adoption in mid-2015.

BiH, region increase security after Paris attacks

Several countries in the region have increased their security measures and are prepared to deal with acts of terrorism, officials say.

Security measures in the region have increased after the terrorist attacks in Paris. [AFP]

The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Valeriu Zgonea on Thursday said that the prepaid SIM cards law and the cybersecurity law are important and urgent for national security structures.

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Bulgaria, Romania consider ways to counter terrorism

The two countries seek new laws and increased international co-operation.

George Maior, head of Romania's intelligence service (SRI), said new laws under consideration in Romania are needed to better assess risks to national security. [AFP]

BiH, region, work with US to beat terrorism

Countries across the Balkans are working together with the US in the fight against ISIL and other terror groups.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the coalition to fight against ISIL. [AFP]

Britain's electronic spy agency GCHQ tapped emails of journalists at some of the world's biggest media organisations, The Guardian reported on Jan. 19.
      
The report said GCHQ gathered emails from journalists at the BBC, The Guardian, Le Monde, NBC, The New York Times, Reuters, The Sun and The Washington Post.
      

British intelligence agency "spied on journalists"

LONDON -- GCHQ "saved emails" from journalists at BBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other major news organizations, the Guardian reported, according to AP.

The newspaper said on Monday its information was based on an analysis of documents provided by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

The cyber security law is essential to the objective of making the national cyber security system operational and facilitating the adoption of a complex of measures correlated with the accelerated dynamic of cyber-attacks, according to a press release of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) remitted to AGERPRES on Sunday.

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Police released on Saturday the name and photographs of the young woman who allegedly aided November 17 terrorist Christodoulos Xeros before he was recaptured earlier this month.

The woman was identified as 22-year-old Angeliki Spyropoulou.

Police published 33 photos of the suspect, one from her identity card and the rest from CCTV cameras.