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Petr Ježek
Born in Prague in 1965. A graduate of Prague’s University of Economics, Petr Ježek joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat. For some ten years, he held relatively high posts related to the country’s ties with the EU, e.g. heading the Foreign Ministry’s European Integration Department and serving as Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs. He also worked as chief of staff of then Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. In 2014, Petr Ježek was elected Member of the European Parliament on the ballot of the ANO 2011 party.
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The threat of terrorism has reached an unprecedented level and it is “highly likely” that further attacks may occur in Europe. The recent attack in Orlando but also the Paris attacks showed how easy it can be to conduct a terrorist attack, Petr Ježek said in a debate on the European Commission’s communication on radicalization at EP plenary in Brussels on Wednesday.
Petr Ježek, who serves as ALDE shadow rapporteur for a draft counter-terrorism directive, welcomed the approach of the Commission. The EC seeks, among other things, to extend current programmes in education, social inclusion, counter-propaganda, and cooperation with third countries as well as addressing radicalisation in prisons.
“The fact that some 5,000 European citizens are now fighting alongside ISIS, and that around 30% of the European fighters have returned home with combat experience, poses a risk in the sense that they may have the intention to carry out terrorist attacks, or initiate or engage in recruitment cells,” Petr Ježek said.
“To prevent radicalisation leading to violent extremism is an enormous task, particularly when it comes to effective actions. The Commission made a step in the right direction and prevention deserves broad support at all levels, from the EU to the local level. Rather than anything else, the threat should unite us in response,” MEP Ježek concluded.