Nad poslední směrnicí EU v oblasti terorismu: Nová směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady (EU) 2017/541 ze dne 15. března 2017 o boji proti terorismu, kterou se nahrazuje rámcové rozhodnutí Rady 2002/475/SVV a mění rozhodnutí Rady 2005/671/SVV

This article aims to bring the issue of legislative regulation in the field of terrorism and specifically focus to the new Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2017/541 and to other relevant measures and actions of the European Union. Within the first chapter the author focuses on the question of perception of modern so ciety, on rejection of foreign culture, other race, nationality or religion and also on the resulting consequences for soci ety. The second chapter contains the definition and nature of the European Union‘s involvement in this area, both its strategy for combating terrorism and the development of individual measures taken by the European Union for this purpose. In this chapter, the author also pays attention to specific attacks that have occurred in the European Union. The last chapter deals with the response of the European Union in the form of legislative regulations, which led to the adoption of the above-mentioned directive. In this chapter, besides the current EU regulation, author also deals with the implementation of this directive into Czech legal system. In conclusion, the author emphasizes the positive steps that the European Union has made in fight against terrorism, but also highlights the need for future cooperation among all its member states.