European Parliamentary Research Service By / February 6, 2025

Terrorist attacks in the EU

Terrorist attacks in the EU, 2010-2023

Terrorist attacks in the EU, 2010-2023

Terrorism in the EU is far from being a new phenomenon: a number of EU Member States (such as France, Italy and Spain) have a long history of fighting domestic terrorist groups. However, since the 11 September 2001 attacks on United States (US) soil, the terrorist threat has evolved to a more global scale. Research shows that between 2000 and 2018, 753 people lost their lives in terrorist attacks in the EU, and 1 115 EU citizens fell victim to terror in non-EU countries. Between 2010 and 2023, 2 021 completed, failed or foiled terrorist attacks were recorded in the EU (see Figure 1).

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