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June 17, 2020 In Brussels "we are working on a global summit on June 27. We will explore with our international partners the possibility that a significant number of countries will agree to pool resources to jointly book future vaccines from pharmaceutical companies, making advance reservations in the same. for low-middle income countries. " The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says it in a video message, presenting the EU vaccine strategy. "High-income countries - continues von der Leyen - would act as an international and inclusive group of buyers, thus accelerating the development of safe and effective vaccines and helping to maximize access to the world for those who need it. When it comes to fight a global pandemic, there is no place for those who say 'before I' ". "Europe is not an island - underlines Von Der Leyen - our economies are closely connected not only with each other, but also with the rest of the world, through global trade, travel and cooperation. Only when economies of our business partners will recover, Europe will flourish again. And only when the world is safe from the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus will European citizens be safe too, "he concludes.