EU would lift COVID-19 restrictions gradually, chief executive says


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  • Friday, 20 Nov 2020

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is seen on a screen as she speaks with EU leaders during an EU Summit video conference, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium November 19, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The European Commission will make proposals for a gradual and coordinated lifting of coronavirus restrictions in the 27-nation European Union to avoid another wave of the pandemic, the head of the bloc's executive said on Thursday.

"We will continue coordinating our efforts to keep citizens informed on vaccination," said Ursula von der Leyen, adding the Commission was broadening vaccine discussions with Moderna and Novavax .

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