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The bloc s internal relations soured over the weekend as member states split over the vaccine rollout. On Friday, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that vaccine doses were not being spread evenly among member states despite an agreement within the bloc to do so according to population. Addressing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, he claimed that the rollout isn t equal . He said: In recent days . we have
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In an effort to boost tourism this year, Bulgaria wants to recognise vaccines not authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in its planned vaccination certificate. It is not clear yet whether the EU “green pass” due to be presented soon by the Europen Commission will recognise vaccines not approved by the EU but Commissioner Ylva Johansson hinted that this will not likely
Six EU leaders ask for fair vaccine distribution euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Austria s senior official in charge of COVID-19 vaccine orders has resigned for failing to purchase all available BioNTech/Pfizer doses.
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober confirmed on Monday that Clemens Auer had asked to relieve him of his duties. He did not inform me of the possibility of obtaining vaccines beyond the 31 million doses already secured, via a reserve pot fed by the doses not claimed by the Member States, Anschober told ORF radio.
His departure comes after Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz had accused the European Union of a lack of transparency in the distribution process.
On Friday, Kurz claimed that certain EU member states had negotiated contracts with laboratories behind the scenes.