EU chief says she was responsible for gaffe over vaccine exports

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.
Photo: POOL/REUTERS / X80003
Photo: POOL/REUTERS / X80003
By Nikos Chrysoloras, Bloomberg

During a discussion of the problems with MEPs from the European People’s Party, President Ursula von der Leyen said she takes responsibility for all the commission’s decisions, according to a person who was present at the private meeting.

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