NRW’s Laschet walks back ‘Romanians and Bulgarians’ coronavirus comment
By DW
20 June 2020 |
1:38 pm
Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has urged NRW Premier Armin Laschet to apologize for linking a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany to "Romanians and Bulgarians." Laschet's statement came a day before Maas' trip to Sofia.
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