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EU chief: Fighting virus should not erode democratic rights

by Associated Press
| March 31, 2020 6:27 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official urged member countries Tuesday to respect the bloc’s core values amid fears that restrictions imposed by some national governments to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic could erode democracy and restrict human rights across the continent.

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