Slovak party derails plan to buy Russian vaccine without EU registration


  • World
  • Friday, 19 Feb 2021

FILE PHOTO: Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 15, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia has dumped a plan to negotiate with Russia to buy the Sputnik V vaccine, after a junior coalition partner vetoed buying a product which has not been registered by the European Medicines Agency, Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Thursday.

Matovic was a fan of buying the vaccine which he said this week was a great vaccine with great efficiency.

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