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'''Gilles de Kerchove d'Ousselghem''' is the [[EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator]], in which role he has been talking a lot about "[[Islamic terrorism]]".
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==Background==
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Possibly a relation of [[Nicholas de Kerchove d'Ousselghem]] (born 1934)?<ref>https://geneall.net/en/name/1129187/nicolas-de-kerchove-d-ousselghem/</ref>
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==Career==
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Gilles de Kerchove joined the [[European Commission]] in 1985 as an administrator in Directorate General IV for Competition. From 1986 to 1995, he worked for the Belgian government, as chief of staff of the deputy prime minister and various ministries.
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===EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator===
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He was made [[EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator]] in 2007.<ref>http://www.europeanaviationclub.com/docs/20090924_EAC.pdf</ref> He has not challenged the ideology of the "[[war on terror]]" and already in 2007 was suggesting that "Radical and extremist Islamic propaganda distributed in Europe continues to feed off events happening outside Europe. The Internet is one media outlet, perhaps the essential media outlet for this propaganda".
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In September 2017, he warned that there were 25,000 "Islamist extremists who could pose a threat" and that "we are going to suffer more attacks."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/islamist-extremists-uk-highest-number-europe-25000-terror-threat-eu-official-isis-islam-britain-a7923966.html</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 17 October 2020

Person.png Gilles de Kerchove   Amazon C-SPANRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(deep state functionary?, academic)
Gilles de Kerchove.jpg
BornGilles de Kerchove d'Ousselghem
3 October 1956
Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materCatholic University of Louvain, Yale Law School
SpouseAnne del Marmol
Member ofCounter Extremism Project
Interests“Islamic terrorism”
"EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator" since 2007

Employment.png EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator

In office
1 March 2007 - Present
Preceded byGijs de Vries

Gilles de Kerchove d'Ousselghem is the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator, in which role he has been talking a lot about "Islamic terrorism".

Background

Possibly a relation of Nicholas de Kerchove d'Ousselghem (born 1934)?[1]

Career

Gilles de Kerchove joined the European Commission in 1985 as an administrator in Directorate General IV for Competition. From 1986 to 1995, he worked for the Belgian government, as chief of staff of the deputy prime minister and various ministries.

EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator

He was made EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator in 2007.[2] He has not challenged the ideology of the "war on terror" and already in 2007 was suggesting that "Radical and extremist Islamic propaganda distributed in Europe continues to feed off events happening outside Europe. The Internet is one media outlet, perhaps the essential media outlet for this propaganda".

In 2010, he commented that

“We need to decide if Europe should create a continent-wide database to collect information on passengers. Many say this new menace must be fought with new tools.”
Gilles de Kerchove (4 October 2010)  [3]

In September 2017, he warned that there were 25,000 "Islamist extremists who could pose a threat" and that "we are going to suffer more attacks."[4]

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Brussels Forum/2007Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/2008Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201026 March 201028 March 2010Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201125 March 201127 March 2011Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201223 March 201224 March 2012Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201520 March 201522 March 2015Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cleve		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The 2015 main theme was (R)evolution.
Munich Security Conference/201812 February 201814 February 2018Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 54th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201915 February 201917 February 2019Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events."
Munich Security Conference/202014 February 202016 February 2020Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers."
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References

  1. ↑ https://geneall.net/en/name/1129187/nicolas-de-kerchove-d-ousselghem/
  2. ↑ http://www.europeanaviationclub.com/docs/20090924_EAC.pdf
  3. ↑ Euronews
  4. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/islamist-extremists-uk-highest-number-europe-25000-terror-threat-eu-official-isis-islam-britain-a7923966.html
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