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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12777
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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Health

States recommending inoculation with further dose of vaccine without advice from EMA to face increased legal liability

The responsibility for inoculating with more doses of Covid-19 vaccine than those recommended by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) remains with the Member States. However, in doing so, they risk increased legal liability in the event of unexpected adverse effects. Because the liability of companies “will be reduced”, the European Commission told EUROPE on Thursday 26 August, confirming a Reuters report.

The use of an additional dose (a third dose for two-dose vaccines) or a booster...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
AFGHANISTAN: extraordinary meeting of EU interior ministers, Tuesday 31 August
LEBANON: EU ambassador to Beirut calls for government formation and reforms
BANGLADESH: signing of new international agreement on protection of workers in textile industry
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes to limit cod and herring catches in Baltic in 2022
DIGITAL: European Commission warns UK about personal data protection
PATENTS: establishment of Unified Patent Court becomes clearer
TRANSPORT: for European Year of Rail, a special train will visit 100 cities across Europe
ENVIRONMENT: EEA highlights Member States’ progress and shortcomings on air pollutants
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Emmanuel Macron confident that a satisfactory solution for Ireland can be found on international tax reform
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: states recommending inoculation with further dose of vaccine without advice from EMA to face increased legal liability
ECONOMY: German recovery plan receives €2.25 billion in pre-financing
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for EUR 37.4 million support for construction of high-efficiency cogeneration plant on island of Réunion
CLIMATE: Glasgow to limit presence of large polluting companies at COP26
ENERGY: synchronisation of Baltic countries with European electricity grid is progressing
COMPANIES: European sustainability reporting standards, EFRAG is looking for new experts
SPACE: ESA and NASA to strengthen cooperation on fighting space debris
MAGHREB: EU calls on Morocco and Algeria for a diplomatic solution
SOCIAL: European Commission presents ‘toolkit’ to make most of new ESF+
TUNISIA: Josep Borrell expected in Tunis in next few weeks to work to preserve parliamentary democracy