“With regard to AsraZeneca, the EC initiated legal action and earlier this week Ireland was registered by me as a party to this case, which, in particular, concerns the complete breakdown of AsraZeneca's obligations under vaccine supply contracts in April, May and June, "- quoted by the Independent Newspapers.
Earlier, Politico, citing five EU diplomats, reported that the EC intends to initiate legal proceedings against AstraZeneca in order to oblige the company to fulfill its contractual obligations on coronavirus vaccines.
The deputy head of the European Commission, Maros Shefchovich, said that the EU admits the possibility of "legal measures" against AstraZeneca due to the company's failure to fulfill its contractual obligations on deliveries.