EU, U.K. Signal Progress in Defusing Spat Over Vaccine Exports
- Joint statement says they want a ‘win-win situation’ for both
- Vaccine issue has added to a fraught relationship over Brexit
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The European Union and the U.K. signaled a thawing of relations over vaccine sharing, just hours after the bloc escalated their long-running public battle with tougher restrictions on exports of shots.
“Given our interdependencies, we are working on specific steps we can take -- in the short-, medium- and long term -- to create a win-win situation and expand vaccine supply for all our citizens,” the U.K. and EU said in a statement on Wednesday.