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The European Commission has warned Slovakia that it will take immediate legal action if the country’s government passes a law restricting the activities of non-governmental organizations and media, states European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová. Jourová explained that she was in Bratislava and discussed the government-initiated bill in Slovakia, which resembles initiatives to combat “organizations with foreign support.” “I was very clear. If you follow the Hungarian example on the NGOs law, we will launch an infringement procedure (for violation of EU law) immediately, because already …