EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Trade

Commission no longer rules out limiting exports of Covid-19 vaccines to non-cooperative third countries

Brussels, 17/03/2021 (Agence Europe)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU could adjust its exports of the Covid-19 vaccine if the need arises, at a press conference on 17 March. 

“If the situation does not change, we will have to reflect on how to make exports to vaccine producing countries dependent on their level of openness”, she added after detailing the number of doses of vaccines exported by the EU (41 million doses under the transparency mechanism).

The Commission President assured...