{{The European Union asked its members on Friday to consider “appropriate measures” it could take in reaction to violence in Egypt, while European leaders stressed the importance of a united response.}}<\/p>\n
Around 50 people were killed in Cairo alone on Friday, a “Day of Rage” called by Muslim Brotherhood followers of ousted President Mohamed Mursi to denounce a police crackdown on the Islamists in which hundreds have died this week.<\/p>\n
“I have been in constant touch with European Union foreign ministers, and I have asked member state representatives to debate and coordinate appropriate measures to be taken,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.<\/p>\n
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who spoke with French President Francois Hollande by phone, said Germany would review its relations with Egypt and the EU should do the same.<\/p>\n
Both called for EU foreign ministers to gather next week to discuss the bloc’s ties with Cairo.<\/p>\n
Senior EU diplomats will meet in Brussels on Monday to assess the situation and any EU action. They will also prepare the ground for a possible extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers.<\/p>\n
Hollande also spoke with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. The two men called for an end to violence in Egypt and a return to national dialogue and elections, a statement from Hollande’s office read.<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister David Cameron called European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to express his concern.<\/p>\n
“They agreed on the need for the EU to send a strong and united message that the violence must end and that there should be transition to a genuine democracy, which would require compromise from all sides,” Cameron’s office said.<\/p>\n
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