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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12817

22 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 34
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Health
MEPs adopt their recommendations for greater transparency in EU vaccine procurement procedures
Brussels, 21/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

In September, MEPs openly criticised the opacity of the European procurement process for Covid-19 vaccines (see EUROPE B12793A11). On Thursday 21 October, they adopted a resolution formalising this position by 458 votes in favour, 149 votes against and 86 abstentions.

In particular, they denounce “the limitations to which Parliament has been subjected in its role as co-legislator” and regret that they have not been able to exercise effective control over the process of purchasing and...

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