EU: Hungary ends emergency powers, but new law opens up potential to re-apply them

The Hungarian Parliament voted on Tuesday to end the nation's state of emergency, revoking a controversial law that handed extra powers to Viktor Orbán's government to fight the spread of coronavirus without a predefined end date.

But human rights groups say the bill terminating the "state of danger" in Hungary still makes it easier for the government to rule by decree and will erode the rule of law in the EU country.

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Threat of emergency law after Cairo riot - by Megan Detrie

Egypt is ready to implement emergency law after a weekend of violence in which protesters stormed the Israeli embassy.

The repeal of emergency laws was a key demand of protesters in the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February. The country's military rulers said last month they had begun procedures to end the state of emergency before parliamentary elections expected in November.

In a televised message yesterday the information minister Osama Heikal said the government was committed to protecting all embassies in Egypt after three people were killed in overnight clashes, and authorities would apply "all articles of the emergency law to ensure safety".

For more: Threat of emergency law after Cairo riot - The National