SPAIN BEEFING UP ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY TO FIGHT TERRORIST FINANCING
June 1st, 2008
BY LIZ HALL, in Alicante
SPAIN is no stranger to the threat of terrorism. For decades its soil has been the scene of terrorism at the hands of Basque independence group ETA. Increasingly, however, the threat from ETA appears to being outweighed by that of terrorist activity from Islamic extremists. And this is reflected in the country's efforts to block the financing of such terrorist activities.
Data from the Commission for the Vigilance of Terrorism Financing Activities (Comisión de Vigilancia de Actividades de la Financiación del Terrorismo-CVATF) created ...
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