On May 31, the Prime Ministers of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine addressed President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission in a joint letter requesting EU assistance in supplying the Eastern Partnership states with COVID-19 vaccines.

The Prime Ministers underline the EU’s immediate assistance provided to partner countries since the start of the pandemic in the fight against COVID-19 and its consequent social and economic challenges.

The letter points out that, at this point, safe mass vaccination is key to defeating the pandemic, the reason why the Prime Ministers of the three countries address the European Commission with a request for the EU to expand its vaccine sharing mechanism to cover the Eastern Partnership states which, along with vaccines acquired from other sources, will help said countries replenish their vaccine supplies in a timely manner. The Heads of Government express commitment to continuing cooperation with the European Commission in this direction.