Latin american states to get hundreds of thousands of russian coated shot doses as the head of the un harold the bold but the feat and play in the battle against the pandemic. Good evening am i happy friday to you all this is our 2 International Coming to you straight from the russian capital welcome to the program. We start with some breaking news the European Union is imposing export controls on coronavirus vaccines made in Member States amid a row over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british firm astra zeneca we can now cross to our to charlotte n. C. And paris charlotte to major announcements from the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency talk us through whats happened. Well as you mentioned the European Union has confirmed that it is taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls on vaccines this means that any that scene that is manufactured within the block thats the 27.
Race. Are the good go welcome to conflict zone. Good morning, great, good morning to you. My pleasure being here. The e. U. Is said to be more than just a single market, but a union of values including rule of law, freedom of democracy, a respect for human rights. Poland signed up to those values when it voted to join the bloc, back in 2004. But now youre willing to veto the budget over an accountability, mechanism. So you sign up to the values when you join the e. U. , but you dont want to be accountable for breaching the well, thats exactly what youre sad. First of all, the church is illegitimate. So the use of low lito has been used or has appeared to be you just admitted it comes before there is nothing extraordinary in the fact that this or that plea government is not going to be happy with the solution that is. But i think that your e. U. Partners would, would beg to differ on that mr. The good go. And i just like to highlight some of what they have been saying actually about you
Hello, and welcome if youre watching on pbs in the us or Around The World, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The European Union is introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines produced in europe. The move will force Pharmaceutical Companies to get permission before supplying doses outside the bloc. It comes amid a Supply Dispute between the eu and two major Vaccine Suppliers, astrazeneca and pfizer. The European Commission says Export Controls are necessary to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. Nick beake reports from brussels. Throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based Vaccine Maker has been intensifying. European countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered, even if it means taking them from the uk supply. It all hangs on the contract the two sides signed thats now been released, although with parts blanked out. Astrazeneca says it agreed to do i
Grief mixed with defiant american held welcome. Leaders of the worlds wealthiest countries, making online for a g 20 summit hosted by saudi arabia. King is presiding over the event flanked by the crown prince muhammad in selma proceedings that dominated by an action plan for tackling the 19 pandemic and its economic impact. In his opening remarks, king selman has called for equal access worldwide to vaccines and other tools for controlling the coronavirus. We have a duty to rise to the challenge together during this summit and give a strong message of hope and reassurance to our peoples by adopting policies to mitigate this crisis. The theme of our presidency is realizing opportunities of the 21st century. For all covert 19 pandemic has forced us to adjust our focus rapidly to face such repercussions. Lets bring in david lee correspondent, teri schultz from brussels. Terry, good everywhere. This saudi arabia is hosting this weekends g. 20 summit. The kingdom has recently and repeatedly
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