March 25 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca cannot export any
more COVID-19 vaccines from Europe until is makes good on its
contracts with the European Union, EU Commission chief Ursula
von der Leyen said after a meeting of the leaders of the
27-nation bloc.
"We have to and want to explain to our European citizens
that they get their fair share," she told a news conference late
on Thursday, adding that companies had to honour their contracts
with the EU before exporting to other regions. "And this is of
course the case with AstraZeneca," von der Leyen said.
"I think it is clear for the company that, first of all the
company has to catch up, has to honour the contract it has with
the European member states, before it can engage again in
exporting vaccines."
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold)
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