Vaccination is essential to get out of this crisis. Ahead of this week's meeting of EU leaders, we call on EU countries to accelerate the rollout of vaccination across the EU:
By March 2021, at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of health and social care professionals should be vaccinated.
By this summer, a minimum of 70% of the adult population should be vaccinated.
We will work together to further increase EU vaccine manufacturing capacity.
Updating testing strategies, preserving the single market and free movement, and ensuring international solidarity are also some of the key actions we will be focusing on in coordination with EU countries.
With unity, solidarity and determination, we can soon start to see the beginning of the end of the pandemic.