EU chief says bloc should discuss mandatory vaccinations

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Germany's new chancellor Olaf Scholz backs calls to make Covid-19 jabs compulsory

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel at the end of the first day of a two-day video conference about the Covid-19 pandemic, in Brussels, Belgium, February 25 2021. Picture: REUTERS/OLIVIER HOSLET

“I think it is understandable and appropriate to lead this discussion now — how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the EU,” she said during a news conference. “This needs discussion. This needs a common approach. But it is a discussion that I think has to be led.”

Greece, meanwhile, is imposing a monthly fine of €100 on people over 60 who aren’t vaccinated, calling it a health fee.

 

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