Commission president says company under legal obligation, as redacted version of contract published
Ursula von der Leyen has said it is “crystal clear” that AstraZeneca is bound by its contract to deliver coronavirus vaccine doses produced in the UK to the EU to make up for a shortfall in production in Belgium.
As AstraZeneca agreed to publish a redacted version of its contract with the European commission on Friday, the commission’s president dismissed the arguments of AstraZeneca’s chief executive, Pascal Soirot, that the British government had a first claim on doses produced in Oxford and Staffordshire.
Continue reading…Commission president says company under legal obligation, as redacted version of contract publishedUrsula von der Leyen has said it is “crystal clear” that AstraZeneca is bound by its contract to deliver coronavirus vaccine doses produced in the UK to the EU to make up for a shortfall in production in Belgium.As AstraZeneca agreed to publish a redacted version of its contract with the European commission on Friday, the commission’s president dismissed the arguments of AstraZeneca’s chief executive, Pascal Soirot, that the British government had a first claim on doses produced in Oxford and Staffordshire. Continue reading…