(VOVworld) - Ten central and southern European nations agreed Friday to cooperate more closely in the fight against jihadism, the Austrian Press Agency (APA) reported. Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner told the press following a conference entitled “Tackling Jihadism Together” that a “comprehensive strategy that goes beyond common law” is needed to tackle extremism. Mikl-Leitner said more concrete cooperative measures will include better training of border authorities to prevent the entry and exit of extremists, along with an intensification of cooperation among Europol, the EU counter-terrorism coordinator, EU border authority Frontex and Western Balkans countries. She added it is of the “highest priority” that all states report information on jihadists to Europol as soon as possible.