20 years of ensuring security of the European Union in the context of a ‘perfect storm’

One of the key priorities of every society, country or multinational organization is ensuring its internal and external security. In this connection, the paper – in the context of the events that hit the European continent in the past two decades of the third millennium and which can be described as part of the ‘perfect storm’ concept – deals with security threats and challenges that the European Union faced, or it is currently facing and which it must deal with in order to ensure its security, prosperity and sustainable development. In this context, the author of the article, using relevant scientific methods and approaches, explains the concept of the ‘perfect storm’, analyses selected events that have had a dramatic impact on European society, and at the same time points to the urgency of adopting effective and efficient measures aimed at solving the security issues of the EU.