Taoiseach to seek EU solidarity over terror

THE Taoiseach is to press for a definite commitment from EU member states to come to the assistance of each other in the event of terrorist attacks.

The renewed emphasis on the solidarity clause in the draft Constitution for Europe is part of a package of proposals put down by Ireland's EU Presidency in response to the Madrid bombings.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell will chair an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels on Friday to discuss how the EU should respond to the terrorist attacks. The emergency meeting was called for by Germany and backed by France.