Brussels, February 29 (Reporter De Yongjian) The European Union announced on the 28th that Bartjan Wegter, a senior Dutch diplomat and deputy permanent representative of the Netherlands to NATO, will serve as the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator.
According to the report of the Council of the European Union on the same day, Wigert will officially take office on March 1 this year for a term of five years, mainly responsible for coordinating counter-terrorism within the EU, integrating counter-terrorism within and outside the EU, ensuring the implementation of the EU counter-terrorism strategy and conducting evaluation, and strengthening communication between the EU and third countries on counter-terrorism matters.
According to the data, Wigert is 56 years old, studied at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in his early years, and served as the deputy permanent representative of the Netherlands to NATO, and also held a number of positions related to multilateral and security affairs.
In March 2004, after a series of events in Madrid, the capital of Spain, which killed more than 190 people and injured more than 2,000, the European Union decided to establish the post of counter-terrorism coordinator to step up efforts to combat terrorism. The Counter-Terrorism Coordinator is required to report regularly to the Council of the European Union and to make policy recommendations to help the Council set priorities for counter-terrorism work over a period of time. (ENDS).