EU Interior Ministers To Hold Emergency Meeting On Friday

cazeneuve — French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called a meeting of EU interior ministers for Friday. Pictured: French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve arrives to deliver a statement in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris, Nov. 14, 2015. Philippe Wojazer/Reuters

BRUSSELS -- Luxembourg, holder of the EU presidency, has called an emergency meeting of European interior ministers on Nov. 20 at France's request to discuss the European response to the attacks in Paris, it said in a statement.

"Confronted with barbarism and terrorism, Europe stands united with France," the statement said. The aim is to "strengthen the European response while ensuring the follow-up of the measures taken".

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve had asked for the meeting.

It is expected to take place in Brussels, although the timing and precise agenda have not yet been fixed, said an EU diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity.