“It is legitimate for the EU to look at all the tools at its disposal to ensure that the contracts signed with [anti-Covid-19] vaccine producers are respected”, said European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer on Monday 22 March.
Last weekend, the President of the European institution, Ursula von der Leyen, threatened even more openly to block exports from the European Union by AstraZeneca in an interview with the German radio group Funke.
“This is our message to AstraZeneca: fulfil...