EU Split on Covid-Patent Waivers Casts Doubt on U.S. Plan
Bloomberg 5/7/2021 Nikos Chrysoloras and Rodrigo Orihuela
(Bloomberg) Spain backed a U.S. proposal to waive intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines, breaking ranks with Germany and complicating efforts by the European Union to form a common stance.
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“We in the Spanish government welcome Biden’s proposal to suspend patents,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in Porto on Friday ahead of talks with other EU leaders. “But we think it’s insufficient and that we have to be more ambitious.”
His government sent around a proposal ahead of the meeting calling for accelerating the transfer of technology for making the vaccines to all countries around the world as well as bolstering production and distribution.
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France sends patrol vessel to Jersey as UK navy monitors French fishing protest
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06/05/2021 - 12:24 French fishing boats protest in front of the port of Saint Helier off the British island of Jersey to draw attention to what they see as unfair restrictions on their ability to fish in UK waters after Brexit, on 6 May, 2021. © AFP/Sameer Al-Doumy 3 min France has sent patrol ships, including a gendarme police vessel, to waters near the British island of Jersey, where around 50 French fishing boats gathered to protest over post-Brexit fishing rights. Ahead of Thursday s protest, the UK sent two navy ships to Jersey to monitor the situation, which prompted France to warn it won t be intimidated .
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