Last week saw yet further attacks in the EU, this time in the Capital of the Union, Brussels. Once again major infrastructure was attacked with both the international airport and metro the designated targets.

Mr Marsh comments on the questions that have been raised over the spending that has gone into making our cities safer and why security has once again been breached. "It is important to highlight that Governments are investing to strengthen security, Belgium self pledged an additional 450 million Euros to counter extremism and radicalisation. Prime Minister Michel was forward in the assessment that the Police are currently undermanned and we know there are an estimated 300,000 surveillance cameras across the country.

Spending has been seen across other EU countries, here in the UK a 15 percent increase in staff for the security services, an additional 1.9 billion Pounds Sterling allocated through the strategic defence review for Special Forces equipment and the decision not to cut front line Policing. France has seen almost 2000 extra Intelligence staff and a focus on boarder security and indeed national infrastructure with additional police and gendarme."

He continues. "All this spending is welcomed and seen as a positive in further projecting European cities. However, there must be a balance in spending. We have seen funding allocated to frontline staff, police and security personnel which undoubtedly will help with public confidence. Spending must also continue to be spent in technology. This latest attack in the airport happened within the terminal at check-in desks, in public areas where access is not restricted in most European countries. Finally, collaboration between the security services. Governments need to do everything they can to help collaboration and help data and information move affectively and efficiently through the agencies."

"We heard both Prime Minister Cameron and President Hollande call for a strengthening of EU cooperation in the fight against what now appears a very real and raw threat. We must continue to put everything possible into place across major infrastructure, policing and technology, ultimately these will only be most prolific if the information gathered as a result is shared and intelligence really does stretch across Europe’s intelligence agencies." concluded Edward Marsh.