Prognosis
EU Chief Says She Was Responsible for Gaffe Over Vaccine Exports
- Ursula von der Leyen comments to EU lawmakers in Brussels
- European Commission President raises alarm over mutations
Photographer: Martin Bertrand/European Commission/Bloomberg
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President Ursula von der Leyen told a group of European lawmakers that she is responsible for the European Commission’s bungled handling of export controls on Covid-19 vaccines.
During a discussion of the problems with MEPs from the European People’s Party, von der Leyen said she takes responsibility for all the commission’s decisions, according to a person who was present at the private meeting.