Italian PM calls on EU to form own intelligence agency

‘Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has called on the European Union to establish its own intelligence agency in the wake of fatal terrorist attacks in France.

“We have the common currency and we must also have a common security and intelligence system. Europe must be united against terrorism,” Renzi said on Friday.
The Italian premier added there are no signs to indicate that his country is under the threat of a specific attack.

He made the remarks following a series of attacks in France which began with a shooting assault on the headquarters of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday.’

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