A strict coronavirus lockdown thats making the countrys economic crisis even worse. Plus they were driven to local extinction 70 years ago but now theyre back. On a conservation projects have been jacked to the Natural Habitats in argentina. As welcome to the program the president of the European Commission for the lion has urged Pharma Company astra zeneca to stick by its commitments to supply the e. U. With its covert 19 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 drug maker also said it was not contractually obliged to deliver. On the line however disputes this saying the contract is quote Crystal Clear the dispute comes as the e. U. Faces pressure over its procurement policies and many countries face problems rolling out that vaccination drives. But the correspondent. Is in brussels for us is this dispute with us for a senator that we hearing so much about is it really wh
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
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