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Rob Wainwright

So-called Islamic state has the intent to mount major terrorist attacks in the heart of Europe - does Europe have the right tools to effectively counter the challenge?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol, the EU's joint policing agency tasked with enhancing Europe's response to major cross border security and criminal threats. So-called Islamic state has the intent and the capacity to mount major terrorist attacks in the heart of Europe - does Europe have the right tools to effectively counter the challenge? With the EU's record on external border security and intelligence sharing patchy at best, is Europol just a sticking plaster on a gaping wound?

30 minutes

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Wed 10 Feb 2016 20:30GMT

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Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Rob Wainwright

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