EU Backs Away from New Anti-Terror Organizations

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union appeared to back away Tuesday from calls for new institutions to fight terrorism after the Madrid bombings, stressing instead the need to implement agreed measures and share information.

The leaders of France and Germany poured cold water on proposals, notably from Belgium and Austria, for a "European CIA" in the wake of last Thursday's Madrid train attacks in which 201 people died and 1,500 were injured.

The executive European Commission played down the idea of appointing a single EU counter-terrorism Czar, urging member states to adopt and apply legislation already on the table and make their police and intelligence services cooperate.

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