FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen addresses European lawmakers during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, January 20, 2021. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU chief executive Ursula von der Leyen vigorously defended the European Commission's record on vaccines on Tuesday and described a proposal that would have set up border checks on the island of Ireland as the sort of slip made when in a hurry.
In interviews with newspapers across Europe, the European Commission president sought to defuse mounting criticism over the EU's slow start to COVID-19 vaccinations and outrage over a decision, swiftly reversed, to invoke Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol.
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