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Ursula von der Leyen will face questions on the commission's vaccine strategy, its contracts with producers, their transparency and the new export-monitoring mechanism (Photo: European Parliament)

Von der Leyen to defend EU vaccine policy This WEEK

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has come under severe criticism for the EU executive's vaccine approach, and the way a new export control mechanism was rolled out - touching a politically highly-sensitive nerve in Northern Ireland.

Von der Leyen, who came to office in 2019 with a narrow majority of just nine MEPs, will be quizzed by European lawmakers on Wednesday (10 February) on this vaccine approach.

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Ursula von der Leyen will face questions on the commission's vaccine strategy, its contracts with producers, their transparency and the new export-monitoring mechanism (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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