A prestigious poster to raise funds for the vaccine against the new coronavirus. On Saturday evening, song stars, actors, sportsmen and political leaders met virtually to raise funds to help Europe develop a vaccine. The show, sponsored by the European Commission in collaboration with the organization Global Citizen, lasted approximately 1.5 hours, with clips interspersed with political messages. Animation was provided by former wrestler and now star actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Forest Whitaker, Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek intervened, accompanied on the music side by Miley Cyrus, the group Coldplay or even Shakira. France was represented by Chris (formerly called Christine and the Queens) and his clip La vita nuova , recorded under the glass roof of the Grand Palais. A title evocative of the next life, free of the virus.
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6.15 billion collected so far by the EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyden has announced that it has so far obtained nearly 6.15 billion euros to finance research into a vaccine, including 4.9 billion euros from the European Investment Bank . "We will not end this pandemic until it is over everywhere," she said at the opening of this virtual event.
"And that means everyone in the world has access to tests, treatments and vaccines. No matter where they live, where they come from and how they look."