It considers it private for its citizens ... the European Union is hinting at the possibility of stopping the export of vaccines

Today, Thursday, the European Commission proposed a new tool that could stop the export of the "Covid-19" vaccines that were promised to be delivered under contracts to the European Union, at a time when the dispute flared up with producers over weak deliveries.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, announced plans for a transparency registry earlier this week, but according to EU officials on Thursday, it could also be used to stop exports of vaccines produced in European Union countries.

One official said that if the authorities see in a "rare case" that the vaccines that are returning to the European Union according to their contracts with the producers are destined for export, this "will allow us to think and intervene."

After that, the banned exports within the European Union will be redistributed, the official said.

The European Commission insists that such a tool is not to ban exports but will allow clarification of whether pharmaceutical companies - some of which have received millions of euros in EU investment to increase production within the bloc - are fulfilling their contracts.

The Commission confirmed that humanitarian exports will be exempt from this.

A formal recommendation for this tool is expected to be made on Friday, and it must be accepted by the 27 member states for implementation.

The British-Swedish company, AstraZeneca, is currently facing a confrontation with the European Union after it announced that it would initially provide doses much lower than it promised.

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