EU to step up its fight against terrorism

The EU is set to come up with new proposals on how to toughen its fight against terrorism following the attacks in Madrid last week.

The European Commission has used the resulting upheaval surrounding the attacks to reprimand member states for not putting anti-terrorism measures - adopted after the 11th of September attacks - into practice and to suggest new measures.

During its weekly meeting tomorrow the commissioners will discuss security issues in the EU, where it is likely to...