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The European Commission will today ask leaders of the 27-nation bloc to support plans for added controls on vaccine exports, which could affect supply to the UK.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously warned against imposing "blockades".
In a joint statement released yesterday, the UK and the EU said they wanted to "create a win-win situation and expand vaccine supply for all".
But EU leaders remain divided on what to do next.
Thursday’s planned EU summit will be virtual, as a third wave of coronavirus infections sweeps across much of mainland Europe.
The bloc’s vaccine rollout has been slow in comparison to some other regions, notably the UK. The European Commission has blamed pharmaceutical companies - primarily AstraZeneca - for not delivering the promised doses to the EU.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for greater reciprocity, complaining the EU had exported more than 10 million doses to the UK, but the UK had so far exported none in return.
UK sources insist vital components are being sent to the continent, for example for the Pfizer vaccine, and they have emphasised the UK's role in investing early in vaccine development, BBC correspondent Nick Beake reports.
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2021-03-25 08:48:45Z
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