Following the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Riga on 29 and 30 January, the following statement has been released by the EU.
“Profoundly shocked by the terrible terrorist attacks in Paris in early January which have endangered the core values of EU, the Latvian Presidency adjusted the agenda of the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Riga to dedicate the whole session for discussions by Ministers of Home affairs to the EU's fight against terrorism and to add an information point for Ministers of Justice on judicial aspects of fighting terrorism.