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BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - EU officials confessed on Saturday to a “blunder” in invoking Northern Ireland Brexit emergency powers during a showdown with Britain over vaccines, and London said it expected its supply of COVID-19 shots would not be interrupted.
The European Union has fallen far behind Britain and the United States in the race to vaccinate its public. It announced on Friday it would impose export controls on vaccines, widely seen as a threat to prevent doses from being sent to Britain.
But it was forced to reverse part of the announcement within hours, after both Britain and Ireland complained about plans to impose emergency export controls for vaccines across the land border between Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland.
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LMFM By Ruth O Connell The country is set to get a quarter of this year s funding allocation
Ireland s set to receive over 1 billion euro from the European Union this year to help it deal with Brexit.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says it s proposed the country gets a quarter of this year s Brexit Adjustment Reserve, which is 4.2 billion euro.
The agri-food and fisheries sectors are likely to benefit significantly, if the allocation is approved.
The announcement has been welcomed by European Affairs Minister, Meath East TD Thomas Byrne who says the funding from the Commission is much needed by the sectors and areas most negatively affected by Brexit.