(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September.
The presidency, currently held by Luxembourg, said the "extraordinary justice and home affairs" meeting will be held in Brussels.
A statement announcing the meeting said: "The situation of migration phenomena outside and inside the European Union has recently taken unprecedented proportions.
"In order to assess the situation on the ground, the political actions under way and to discuss the next steps in order to strengthen the European response, the Luxembourg Minister for Immigration and Asylum Jean Asselborn decided to convene an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council." This comes after Home Secretary Theresa May released a joint statement with her counterparts from Paris and Berlin calling for an urgent meeting to deal with the migrant crisis, Channel 4 News said.
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