Date set for AstraZeneca hearing in EU vaccine delivery case

The company, which insists it has complied with the terms of its contract with the EU, said it “regrets” the bloc’s decision

AstraZeneca has said it will “strongly defend itself” in court when European Union action against it begins today. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

The European Union’s executive branch has said the first hearing in its legal case against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca will take place in a Brussels court on May 26.

The European Commission said it is taking the British-Swedish firm to court for failing to respect the vaccine delivery commitments in its contract with the 27-nation bloc.