Angela Merkel backs EU threat of AstraZeneca vaccine export ban
Telegraph, 23 Mar 2021
Angela Merkel has given EU chief Ursula von der Leyen her explicit backing over threats to block AstraZeneca vaccines produced in the bloc from being exported, ahead of a crunch EU summit on the escalating row.
European officials are furious that AstraZeneca has been able to deliver its UK contract in full while falling short on its supplies to the EU. Both Ms Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron had spoken with Boris Johnson on the issue, which will be discussed at the summit on Thursday.
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European officials are furious that AstraZeneca has been able to deliver its UK contract in full while falling short on its supplies to the EU. Both Ms Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron had spoken with Boris Johnson on the issue, which will be discussed at the summit on Thursday.
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