Europe won't block AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to PNG, Trade Minister says

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Trade Minister Dan Tehan says after his arrival in the UK that he has been assured the European Union will not block the 1 million vaccine doses bound for Papua New Guinea.

Australian trade minister Dan Tehan says the European Union will not block the export of 1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea.Dan Tehan said he received assurances from the EU Trade Commissioner that there would be "no issues" with the PNG shipmentthe European Commission blocked a shipment of 250,000 vaccinesThe federal government wrote to the European Commission and asked that 1 million of the 3.

Speaking in London, Mr Tehan said he had been assured by EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis there would be "no issues whatsoever" with AstraZeneca exporting the doses to PNG.Prior to his arrival, the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported his counterpart, Liz Truss, was planning to seat him in an "uncomfortable chair" to gain an upper hand in negotiations.Mr Tehan said Ms Truss called him prior to their negotiations to apologise.

 

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The head of the EU already announced they only blocked the first shipment of 300k and had no intension to block any on going order so come on ABC that was announced on your program

Because they don't want to use it,seems nobody does

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