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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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A hearing on the fight against terrorism and challenges for EU internal security took place today in the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
The hearing looked at a number of issues, for example the evolving security threats in Europe, how to counter violent extremism and prevent radicalisation, as well as what policy responses could contribute to the fight against terrorism.
“We need to strike a balance between countering the threats we face, for example by maximising the tools already available to us, while ensuring that we do not infringe on the right to privacy of European citizens. Preventing terrorism while ensuring personal liberty is key as we move forward,” says Petr Ježek.
In her remarks, ALDE Group’s vice-president Sophie in ‘t Veld stressed the need to distinguish between police and intelligence activities, and also suggested there was little evidence the measures already taken by the EU had had an impact.
A number of experts, including the head of the EU’s police agency, Europol, took part in the exchanges with the MEPs. The topics gave rise to some emotional discussions, for example relating to encryption and processing of mass surveillance data, as well as radicalisation through the internet and in prisons.