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Von der Leyen threatens Hungary with legal proceedings over new Covid-19 laws

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epa08315632 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech about the current state of the coronavirus during a plenary session in the House of Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, 23 March 2020. EPA-EFE/Tamas Kovacs HUNGARY OUT

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened Hungary with legal proceedings over their new laws to slow the spread of coronavirus, in comments published on Sunday.

Von der Leyen said the EU was “ready to act if the restrictions go beyond what is allowed,” she told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.

Von der Leyen also referred to the EU’s response to Covid-19. You can follow more here.

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