The EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, will be visiting the Western Balkans next week, including Albania.
Commissioner Varhelyi will visit Tirana as part bloc’s plan to deliver vaccines to WB states.
I will be travelling to #WesternBalkans next week as first #EU-funded #COVID19 vaccines arrive to the region. 651,000 @BioNTech_Group @pfizer vaccine doses will be delivered from May to August to boost vaccination campaigns. We care! https://t.co/ufYDnRtBCc pic.twitter.com/3KObM3D7Qa
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) April 30, 2021
He emphasized that the delivery of the vaccines confirms clearly the EU’s support for the Western Balkans.
It was EU Ambassador Luigi Soreca that confirmed the visit of Commissioner Varhelyi to Tirana.
.Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi🇪🇺 will be in Tirana next Wednesday 5/5 as first batch of #EU-funded #COVID19 vaccines arrive to #Albania 🇦🇱. This delivery confirms 🇪🇺 continuous commitment to provide support, as it has been doing since the outbreak of the pandemic. #WeCare! 🇪🇺🤝🇦🇱 https://t.co/iTfEbUvccS
— Luigi Soreca🇪🇺 (@LSorecaEU) April 30, 2021
On Thursday, the EU Commissioner announced that the vaccines are intended to immunize medical staff and vulnerable groups.
Albania is expected to receive 145.000 out of the 651.000 doses allocated for the region.
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