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Speaking from the EU summit in Porto, Portugal, French President Emmanuel Macron urges the United States to end its de facto ban on coronavirus vaccine exports. Macron says that stopping the export ban is "the key to producing vaccines quickly for all poor and middle-income countries". SOUNDBITE
London, Sofia, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Archive-Neil Hall/Vassil Donev) The European Union announced Wednesday that it would consider the progress of jab rollouts and the severity of the Covid-19 crisis in recipient countries when assessing Covid-19 vaccine exports from production plants in the bloc. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF ASTRAZENECA VACCINATION IN LONDON (AT THE NHS EN EALING CENTRE) AND OF VACCINATION IN SOFIA (ALL THE FOOTAGE IS FROM FEBRUARY 22).
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen threatens to curbs EU exports of Covid-19 vaccines to ensure "reciprocity" with other suppliers. SOUNDBITE
Brasilia, Mar 17 (EFE).- (Camera: Alex Mirkhan) The Brazilian Foreign Minister, Ernesto Araújo, promised on Wednesday to his Paraguayan counterpart, Euclides Acevedo, to supply coronavirus vaccines to his country as soon as Brazil is in a position to cooperate at a regional level in the matter.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ERNESTO ARAÚJO, WITH HIS PARAGUAYAN COUNTERPART, EUCLIDES ACEVEDO.SOUNDBITES OF ERNESTO ARAÚJO, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL.Translation:"The issue of vaccines, which is very important for all countries, is a challenge we face. I would like to mention that Brazil has Paraguay as a priority in its international cooperation in the field of vaccines, ready to start cooperating internationally in the supply of vaccines, Paraguay will be our number one priority.""We reiterate that we are ready to begin discussions on Annex C of the Itaipu Treaty as soon as possible, as soon as the circumstances of the pandemic allow it."
The European Union will prolong the use of its oversight mechanism on coronavirus vaccine exports for another two months says Miriam Garcia Ferrer the bloc's trade spokesperson. SOUNDBITE