Terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, as well as latter attacks in London and Madrid put counter-terrorism as one of the priorities in the EU. The EU since then has put efforts to find proper response and strategy in counter-terrorism. The role of some EU bodies is strengthen and new institutions are established. The most important institutions in fight against terrorism are European commission, as initiator of legal acts, Europol and Eurojust. Legislative activity has been intensified in the EU and the most important document is 2002 Framework decision on counter-terrorism in which for the first time we could find European common definition of terrorist offences, as well as draft Directive on counter-terrorism that was adopted by Commission in December 2015 after terrorist attacks in Paris. While adoption of this legal acts improves efficiency f EU actions in prevention and fight against terrorism, on the other hand, they have raised concerns of violation of fundamental rights and civil liberties. Author analyzed legal aspects of EU counter-terrorism policy. Although some positive results are achieved there is a need to put additional efforts to improve EU legal framework in the area of fight against terrorism.Teroristički napadi na Njujork i Vašington, kao i kasniji na London i Madrid uvrstili su politiku borbe protiv terorizma u jedan od prioriteta Evropske unije. Od tada Evropska unija ulaže napore i pokušava da pronađe odgovarajuću strategiju u borbi protiv terorizma. Uloga određenih EU organa je ojačana, a stvorene su i nove institucije. Najznačajnije institucije u borbi protiv terorizma su Evropska komisija, kao predlagač propisa, Europol i Eurojust. Intenzivna je normativna aktivnost na novu EU, a najznačajnija je Okvirna odluka o borbi protiv terorizma iz 2002. Godine koja po prvi put na nivou EU daje defniciju krivičnog dela terorizma, kao i predlog Uputstva koji je usvojla Komisija u decembru 2015. godine, nakon terorističkog napada na Pariz. Iako donošenje ovih akata unapređuje delotvornost akcija EU u prevenciji i borbi protiv terorizma, sa druge strane otvara pitanje narušavanja osnovnih prava i građanskih sloboda. Autor u tekstu analizira pravne aspekte EU politike borbe protiv terorizma. Iako su određeni pozitivni rezultati ostvareni, potrebno je da se uloži još napora kako bi se unapredio normativni okvir EU u ovoj oblasti
