PREVENT: to prevent people turning to terrorism by tackling the
factors or root causes which can lead to radicalisation and
recruitment, in Europe and internationally; PROTECT : to protect
citizens and infrastructure and reduce our vulnerability to
attack, including through improved security of borders,
transport and critical infrastructure; PURSUE : to pursue and
investigate terrorists across our borders and globally; to
impede planning, travel, and communications; to disrupt support
networks; to cut off funding and access to attack materials, and
bring terrorists to justice; and RESPOND : to prepare ourselves,
in a spirit of solidarity, to manage and minimise the
consequences of a terrorist attack, by improving capabilities to
deal with: the aftermath; the co-ordination of the response; and
the needs of victims. The EU’s strategy is comprehensive,
covering a wide range of measures. These aim at increasing co-
operation in fields ranging from intelligence sharing to law
enforcement and the control of financia