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ECTC

European Counter
Terrorism Centre

Operational support,
coordination and expertise

Information hub for


counter terrorism

Fighting terrorist &


violent online content

Strategic support
capability

ECTC

Scenario & threat assessment

Direct and immediate on-the-spot support


Emergency Response Team (EMRT)
Live investigation support
Incident response and coordination

European Counter Terrorism Centre

Counter terrorism expertise

Senior counter terrorism investigators and analysts


with language expertise relevant for counter terrorism

Utilising Liaison Bureaux network at Europol

Utilising established counter terrorism networks and services at EU level


Europol National Contact Points for counter terrorism
Working Group Dumas
EU Bomb Data System (EBDS)
European Explosive Ordnance Disposal Network (EEODN)
First Response Network (FRN)

Robust security and condentiality framework

24/7 capabilities

Member States

ECTC

European Counter
Terrorism Centre

Separate environment for counter terrorism


Europol Analysis System (EAS)
Analysis Work File (AWF) Terrorism
Check the Web

Terrorist Finance
Tracking Programme
(TFTP)

Focal Point (FP) Travellers


Focal Point (FP) Hydra

EU Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU)

Europol Information System (EIS)

Support by
Financial Intelligence Units (FIU.NET)

Links to other
organised crime groups

Firearms
Drugs & Illegal Immigration
Falsied Documents

Future direct access

Schengen Information System (SIS)

Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

Secure environment

Secure Information Exchange


Network Application (SIENA)

ECTC Case Study: Paris - 13 November 2015

130
368
7
6

Killed

Paris

Wounded
Attackers
Locations

In response, Europol founded

Taskforce Fraternit

up to dedicated
support
ocers

60

Establishing a full timeline analysis of the attacks


Analysing investigative details
Compiling full nancial intelligence
Determining and analysing relevant online communication
Identifying intelligence gaps and counter-terrorism policy implications

ECTC

European Counter
Terrorism Centre

ECTC Taskforce Fraternit

Signicant quantity of data received from


French and Belgian authorities

75

47 Cross-match
& analysis

1,217
27

resulting in

SIENA messages
exchanged

requests under the EU-US


PNR (Passenger Name
Record) Agreement

1,604
28

11 Financial
17 Social Media

reports

1 hit

leads on suspicious
nancial transactions

requests in relation
to TFTP

799

intelligence leads

ECTC

European Counter
Terrorism Centre

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