Thats a lame excuse they say there is a clear commitment and that is why they hope the company will publish the this particular contract today for everyone to see that the promises that have been made to the e. U. Are unfulfilled so that the e. U. Not know that the u. K. Would have priority and is was the lack of Due Diligence on the on the use part or should i have told them. There from from the perspective of the e. U. There is a lack of information though the key issue for them is that if you cut the vaccine supply that was promised by contract by more than half by 60 percent you need to come up with some some really good reasons for that and those reasons have been given apparently there is a problem in the supply chain on the european side in effect 3 in belgium but from the perspective of the e. U. Arsenic as a club a company theyre producing as far away as india and if they have supply problems that bug needs to be shared by all the countries that they are at handing out their v
See the European Union has spent hundreds of millions of euros in advance even before approval from the European Medicines Agency so that a vaccine can be produced so the moment it is approved it is there to be vaccinators so but thats also part of the problem astras is supplying vaccine to the United Kingdom isnt it. Exactly and the argument of the European Commission is that stress anika is a close call company that is producing not only in the e. U. But also in the u. K. Also in india and that supply chain problems must then affect all those countries that are buying vaccines and europe is the biggest customer and it cant be that its just europe that is carrying the burden just because the supply chain problem appears to be in a belgian factory but both are strong and the e. U. Have said its states in the contract that they respectively were right and now the redacted version of the contract that you have in front of you still doesnt shed any light on the core issues here why do you
Saying rich nations need to show solidarity towards the global south face the consequences. Plus the game stop friends ends the week with fuel thats outrage on small investors also on line growth has restricted the buying of the companys shares so what will happen next in this wild ride on wall street. Has welcome to the show the president of the year European Commission also a fund a line has urged Pharma Company astra zeneca to stick by its commitments to supply the e. U. With its covert 900. 00 vaccine comments come after the british swedish firm said it was cutting the number of doses for the e. U. By 60 percent because of production problems. The drugmaker also said it was not contractually obliged to deliver on the line said the contract is quote Crystal Clear the controversy comes as the bloc faces pressure with many countries countries failing to meet their vaccination targets. Other w. s correspondent mark martins joins us now from brussels hes following this ongoing story the
The headline number, 57. 5, down from 59. 3. This is a very elevated number by historical standards still, but there are signs of some weakness creeping into those figures. It was unlikely they would remain as high as they did. The survey number was 58. We come through with a headline number of 57. 5. Prices paid a little light as well. The employment number has dropped quite significantly. This may be something you want to Pay Attention to. Remember, we are waiting for the payrolls number friday. 48. 4 is where we are coming through their. Construction spending month on month, 1. 3 . Lets break it all down. Lets get some details. Mike mckee come over to you. Michael you gave us most of the details there that matter, especially that employment number. That has been concerning people in the markets. We have seen a slowdown in the economy reflected in the topdown numbers, although manufacturing has been the source of strength in most economies around the world since the depth of the covi
3, 2, 1. This hearing will now come to order. Is in a hybrid format and the hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended six foot social distancing between senators, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which we have kept to a minimum. , a those joining remotely few videoconferencing reminders which you should be familiar with at this point. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before your display on the screen. To minimize background noise, click the mute button until it is returned to speak or ask questions. Issue,e is a technology we will move to the next senator until it is resolved. I remind senators and our witnesses the fiveminute clock still applies. Those remote should have on your screen one of the boxes labeled clock which will show how much time is remaining. Weve had some trouble getting those boxes to everyone screen or at least getting everybody to be able to find them and follow them. We are going