Riots as AstraZeneca Says It Can’t Fill Orders

The European Union’s Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, tonight slammed the cut, warning it was ‘not acceptable’.

It comes after Eindhoven in the Netherlands saw its worst riots in nearly 40 years over the weekend, with Mayor John Jorritsma warning the country was ‘on our way to civil war,’ amid outcry over a new nationwide curfew.

Politicians pushed to tighten lockdown measures across the continent even after a weekend of rioting brought scenes of chaos to the Netherlands and Denmark.

Fury as AstraZeneca say they cannot meet EU’s Covid-19 vaccine demands

The EU’s Health commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, has warned AstraZeneca’s plan to cut the number of jabs it can supply by the end of March by 60 per cent is ‘not acceptable’.

‘Criminal violence’: Anti-lockdown riots roil the Netherlands

Rioters clashed with police across the Netherlands over coronavirus lockdown measures in what was the worst violence to hit the country since the pandemic began. Politicians condemned the riots, with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte calling it “unacceptable.”

It was the worst violence to hit the Netherlands since the pandemic began and the second straight Sunday that police clashed with protesters in Amsterdam. The country has been in a tough lockdown since mid-December that is due to continue at least until Feb. 9. The government beefed up the lockdown with a 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. curfew that went into force on Saturday. …

“My city is crying, and so am I,” Eindhoven Mayor John Jorritsma told media Sunday night. In an emotional impromptu press conference, he called the rioters “the scum of the earth” and added, “I am afraid that if we continue down this path, we’re on our way to civil war.”