Europe: ‘Behind’ US on terror

Europe 'lags behind' the US in its response to global terrorism, Nato's secretary general has warned.

Europeans had to go as far as Americans in merging external and internal security, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said in New York.

A “perception gap” had opened up since the 11 September 2001 attacks, he said.

This difference between the US and its European allies was one reason for the strained relations within Nato, the alliance chief added.