EU nations forced to pay for von der Leyen’s Covid deal

A Belgian court has ordered Poland and Romania to buy $2.2 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech

Poland and Romania have to fulfill their obligations under an EU deal and buy €1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) worth of unneeded Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, a Belgian court has ruled.

The case is linked to the agreements struck by Brussels at the height of the pandemic. European Commission President Ursula...