The European Commission is expected to announce further restrictions on Covid-19 vaccine exports later this morning as global tensions rise over vaccine availability.
The commission will unveil new proposals that would target vaccine manufacturers that fail to meet their delivery schedules, and countries which import EU vaccines but refuse to export vaccine doses to Europe.
In the growing war of words over vaccine availability, the EU has been sharpening its message: Europe has exported over 40 million doses around the world, but Europeans have only received 70 million doses to date.
The main source of tension is with the UK. The European Commission believes AstraZeneca has prioritised the UK in meeting the terms of its contract at the