Posted on 07/06/2004 10:20:56 AM PDT by knighthawk
Home Secretary David Blunkett was meeting with his European counterparts to discuss a crackdown on terrorists' "cash couriers".
Mr Blunkett was hosting the second day of a meeting with home affairs ministers from France, Germany, Italy and Spain - the so-called "G5".
The high-level summit at Hassop Hall, near Bakewell, Derbyshire, will be asked to back proposals that the cross-European police agency Europol should step up work on counter-terrorism and organised crime.
One initiative considered by the ministers will be that the agency should "map" networks of cash couriers which support terror groups.
Mr Blunkett will suggest the five nations give their full backing to a crackdown using phone data records to track the couriers.
The five nations will also be asked to look at considering wider use of DNA evidence to improve Europe's security.
"We have a national DNA database in the UK but some countries do not have one," said a Home Office spokesman.
"The ministers will be considering the issues for establishing those databases throughout Europe."
Mr Blunkett would not propose the creation of a European DNA and fingerprint database, the spokesman said.
"The issue is that if Europol could have access to all the databases that exist it could be beneficial. This is not talking specifically about a big database for Europe," he added.
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