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How do countries coordinate air security?

Air security across Europe relies on extensive international cooperation between national air traffic control centres, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement. Organisations like Eurocontrol facilitate the sharing of information and coordinate responses to threats affecting multiple countries, ensuring a unified approach to incidents like the widespread bomb threats affecting seven nations.

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