António Vitorino: "The peaceful world we imagined after the fall of the Berlin Wall collapsed on September 11th"

António Vitorino, in an interview with SIC Notícias, spoke about the impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks, arguing that the peaceful world that was imagined after the fall of the Berlin Wall was destroyed that day. Vitorino recalled how those attacks accelerated the implementation of anti-terrorist measures in Europe and caused profound changes in airport security rules. Twenty-five years after the attacks, the former European official considers that terrorism has changed form over this period, but the threat persists and continues to be a current concern. The interview served as a balance sheet on the transformation of the international security landscape since the beginning of the 21st century.