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The EU Commission is not extending its vaccine supply contract with AstraZeneca beyond June.
This was announced by Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton.
The Commission is in litigation with the company over delivery delays.
In April the Commission took legal action.
The proceedings before a Belgian court were also started on behalf of the 27 member states, it said.
The British-Swedish manufacturer had drastically cut deliveries of corona vaccine to the European Union in the past few months.
In the first quarter, only 30 million instead of 120 million vaccine doses went to the 27 states.
According to the latest information, 70 million cans are expected for the second quarter.
Originally, 180 million had been agreed.
From the point of view of the EU Commission, the manufacturer is thus violating an EU framework agreement from August 2020. In total, the EU Commission has ordered 300 million cans from AstraZeneca.
An option for a further 100 million cans passed unused.
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