EU summit to focus on terrorism

Berlin - The German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schr÷der, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr Guy Verhofstadt, agreed on the agenda…

Berlin - The German Chancellor, Mr Gerhard Schr÷der, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr Guy Verhofstadt, agreed on the agenda for the EU summit next month that will adopt Europe-wide anti-terrorism measures.

"I can tell you that we agree on all matters," Mr Schr÷der said after meeting in Berlin with Mr Verhofstadt, whose country holds the six-month EU presidency.

The EU summit in LΣken, Belgium, on December 14th-15th will discuss such anti-terrorism measures as adopting an EU-wide arrest warrant. Mr Schr÷der said the anti-terrorism package would be agreed on when EU home and justice ministers meet on December 6th-7th.