x
:
(a)
x
In order for the EU (COM and Members States) contribution to be as meaningful as possible:
x the EU will contribute to the upfront payment ;
x since the participation of countries in the Governing body is for self-financing countries,
the EU contribution will automatically allow all EU MS participate in the COVAX
shareholders Council;
x the doses will be transferred to developing countries, ;
x participation for all MSs in the self-financing part
It was also outlined that any additional contribution of MSs would be more useful in the
Advance Market Commitment pillar (AMC), considering that the upfront payment in the self-
financing pillar is already covered with the EU contribution.
Regarding the questions raised by the MSs
the
clarified
that:
x the ongoing process did
NOT exclude MSs, but it was a collective effort by the COM
and MSs within the Team Europe
;
x the ongoing process was
NOT excluding or discriminating any vaccine – which can be
available to the EU market provided that they are assessed by EMA and go through the
EU authorization process;
x we are committed to universality of vaccines- one example being the almost 2,7 billion
upfront payment the EU was investing that secures not only the interest of the EU
citizens but also production capacity for the whole world;
Commission confirmed that a Press statement would be published on the deadline the 18
September.