Europe to Spend $1 Million on Anti-Terror Project

The European Commission will spend euro9 million (US$ 11.4 million) to fund anti-terrorism projects, officials said Thursday.

The plans were all part of the 25-member bloc's pilot project to bolster EU readiness against terror attacks, EU security commissioner Franco Frattini said. Last year, the projects received euro7 million (US$8.8 million).

"It will assist in better protecting critical infrastructure, preventing terrorist financing, the use of explosives and violent radicalization and increase bio-preparedness, by training intervention personnel and by identifying key objectives and proper measures to protect our citizens," Frattini said.

Around half of the funding will help finance the European Program for Critical Infrastructure Protection, focused on increasing infrastructure strength throughout the EU.

The commission has plans to allocate euro137 million (US$173.3 million) to be budgeted between 2007 to 2013 for anti-terror projects.

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