Europe Holds Crisis Talks as Spain Seeks Lockdown Powers
- Spanish prime minister seeks to enforce restrictions in Madrid
- Germany’s Merkel to host call with big-city mayors amid spike
A police officer mans a roadside checkpoint in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 8.
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Europe’s leaders are stepping up efforts to force tougher local restrictions amid an unrelenting surge in coronavirus cases across the continent.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Friday to discuss a possible state of emergency for the Madrid region, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel will speak with mayors of the country’s biggest cities about efforts to contain the spread in Europe’s largest economy.