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This paper examines the principal EU measures and legislative initatives intending to address terrorism concerns following the European Council's Declaration on the EU Response to the London Bombings of July 2005. The authors place EU proposals against four 'tests', hypothesizing that if the principles of freedom and justice are not at the forefront of EU terrorism policies, human rights and civil liberties can be undermined and eventually lost to exceptional security demands. Noting an apparent dichotomy between those priorities outlined by member states and the root factors behind radicalization of individuals, the paper cites a number of problems faced by the EU from both legal and political points of view, and advocates a community-based policy of recognition, integration, and tolerance.