European Union home affairs ministers will hold emergency talks on September 14 in Brussels, the Luxembourg government said on Sunday, as Europe struggles to find a united front to cope with the escalating migration crisis.

"In order to assess the situation on the ground, the political actions underway 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 JHA (justice and home affairs) Council," said the statement.

Luxembourg holds the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union.