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The EU decision to shut the door to British-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca’s jab and the general miscommunication over the safety of its product will cost thousands of lives in Europe, a Greek expert has said.
“This particular EU decision and all the communication fuss will, in my opinion, cost thousands of lives of European citizens, and at some point, a European or international prosecutor will have to seek those responsible,” pulmonology professor Nikos Tzanakis told Greece’s
MEGA TV channel.
Following a row over delayed deliveries of AstraZeneca doses, EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton announced on 8 May that the EU has not made any new orders for the vaccine beyond June, when the current contract ends.
SwedenGreeceChinaGermanyUnited-kingdomGermanGreekThierry-bretonAngela-merkelMargaritis-schinasAlexis-tsiprasDora-bakoyanniGreece’s main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has given his backing to the much maligned AstraZeneca vaccine, questioning why its COVID-19 vaccine was being rolled out without drama in the UK but not in the European Union and implying that political and business interests were at play.
“It cannot be that an entire population in the UK was vaccinated with AstraZeneca and everything is fine, and it’s suspicious only in the EU,” the leftist Syriza leader told ANT1 TV channel in an interview.
“Unfortunately, a negative climate was created for this vaccine. I will be outspoken: there are conflicts of interest and companies,” he added.
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The European Union said it is seeking actions, not words, from Turkey to help repair bilateral relations.
Peter Stano, the EU’s spokesperson, made the remarks on the eve of a visit to Brussels by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
The NATO member and EU candidate has declared that the two sides should open a new page in political and diplomatic relations. Ties have been marred by a dispute with Cyprus and Greece over territorial rights to the Mediterranean.
“What is very important for us, the European Union and its member states, is to see the implementation of these intentions and declarations in practice," Stano said, according to France24.
GermanyAthensAttikírGreeceItalyAnkaraTurkeyCyprusFranceSpainBrusselsBruxelles-capitaleThe European Union will on Thursday (21 January) press Turkey to make good on recent gestures from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to calm tensions, as Ankara’s foreign minister visits Brussels.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will meet EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and then council president Charles Michel on Friday in a push to mend ties between the 27-nation bloc and its hulking southeastern neighbour.
Tensions between Brussels and Ankara reached new levels last year after Turkey repeatedly sent a ship to search for gas deposits in disputed waters, angering the EU and its member states Greece and Cyprus.
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