UK:
The UK as a whole currently has a terror threat level of level three on a five-point scale. The can be defined as that the terrorist threat is significant and that “an attack is likely”. For Northern Ireland, which has its own assessment for Northern Ireland-related terrorism, the threat is serious – a four on the five-point scale.
Denmark:
In Denmark, the terrorist threat has been classified as a four on a five-point scale, meaning serious level. According to the Danish security police PET, this means that there is a recognized threat and that there is capacity, intent and planning for terrorist attacks.
“Although the recent event has sharpened the threat within level 4, there is currently no reason to raise the threat level to very serious, i.e. level 5,” PET wrote in a comment to TT on Thursday.
Norway:
Norway also has a five-point scale for terrorist threat levels, but it ranges from one to X. Level one means that there is no knowledge of a terrorist threat, while X means an “extraordinary threat situation”.
Currently, the Norwegian terror threat level is level three, moderate terror threat. It is defined as one or more actors having the ability and willingness to carry out terror in Norway.
Finland:
The Finnish security police Supo assesses that the terrorist threat level is a second on a four-point scale, which means increased threat.
“The most likely threat of terrorist attacks consists of individuals and small groups who support a right-wing extremist or radical Islamist ideology”, writes the Finnish security police Supo on its website adding that attacks are unlikely in the short term.
France:
France’s security program Vigipirate has three levels of terrorist threats. At the moment, you are at level two, which is called high security level, which means that there is a risk of attack.
Level one is called the vigilance level and includes a range of security measures, including surveillance of public transport and public places. Level two, high security level, means that there is a high or even very high risk of terrorist attacks. Actions that can be taken at level two include, among other things, protecting vulnerable businesses, such as airports and religious institutions.
The third level is a temporary crisis management level that is introduced in connection with a terrorist attack, or to be able to identify a concrete terrorist threat.
“The terrorist threat comes mainly from Islamist organizations such as Al Qaeda (which claimed responsibility for the attack on Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015) or the Islamic State,” writes the French government on its website.
Germany:
Germany has no formal terror alerts, similar to many other countries in Europe.
“The situation can vary from region to region, even within a city the level of risk can vary. “Warning levels” give the false impression that the danger is the same everywhere. Alert levels can also help to unnecessarily increase the feeling of insecurity,” writes the German Ministry of the Interior on its website.