Article: Roundup: Europe gears up to fight terrorism after Madrid attack -- By Wu Liming

Roundup: Europe gears up to fight terrorism after Madrid attack

-- By Wu Liming

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) will hold an emergency meeting of justice and interior ministers Friday to discuss fights against terrorism, a pressing issue following the March 11 Madrid bombings, the EU council confirmed Tuesday.

The meeting, proposed by German Interior Minister Otto Schily, and aftermath EU foreign ministers' conference are expected to discuss various anti-terrorism proposals raised by various European leaders.

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose countries are seen as engines of the EU, met in

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