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0 >Jüri Ratas taking part via remote link-up in his last European Council meeting as prime minister, Thursday evening. Source: Government Office.
Jüri Ratas (Center) expressed concern about coronavirus vaccine procurement to European Union leaders Thursday evening, particularly about the security of supply on the part of private sector suppliers.
Speaking at a European Council virtual meeting which included council president Charles Michel, Ratas said that: It is vital that vaccine manufacturers comply with our agreements and ensure stable supplies.
All member states, including Estonia, need vaccine supplies in sufficient quantities, on time and regularly, to overcome the coronavirus faster.
0 >Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (left) with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, during an earlier meeting. Source: Government of the Republic of Estonia .
Outgoing Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Center) suggested to his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin that coronavirus testing on cross-channel ferries between the two countries should be made more efficient, with data-sharing stepped up as well.
Speaking on the phone to Marin Friday as part of a larger virtual meeting of EU leaders, Ratas said that travel for work and study purposes – which ground to a halt during the original spring coronavirus wave – should be kept running as much as possible, adding that Marin agreed to cooperate with free testing and results-sharing.