Redacted version of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine contract with EU published

“Transparency, and accountability, are important to help build trust of European citizens and to make sure they can rely on the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines purchased at EU level”

AstraZeneca's main production building at Macclesfield, UK. File picture: PA Photos.

A redacted version of AstraZeneca's contract with the European Union has been published amid a deepening row between the two sides over vaccine supply shortages in the bloc.

Eric Mamer, chief spokesmen of the European Commission, told a Brussels briefing: “AstraZeneca has agreed to publish the redacted contract signed between the two parties on August 27 2020.”