War on terror/ Europe

European Union Justice and Interior Ministers are discussing ways to strengthen information sharing and border control, among other measures to crack down on terrorism. Their two-day meeting ends Friday in Riga, Latvia.

Proposals by the EU justice and interior ministers aim to bolster existing measures on surveillance, information sharing and border control across the 28-member European Union. Earlier this week, EU finance ministers endorsed anti-money laundering measures and backed other proposals to cut off terrorist financing. The goal: to thwart Jihadists from launching more assaults like the one that killed 17 people in Paris earlier this month.

Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis of Latvia, which holds the EU rotating presidency, spoke to reporters at the start of the two-day meeting in Riga.

EU Ministers Propose Tougher Anti-Terrorism Measures