29 Mar 2021

EU tightrope act over vaccines, France & genocide complicity

From Nine To Noon, 9:49 am on 29 March 2021

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to look at the diplomatic tightrope as it tries to boost the rollout of vaccinations across the bloc, with tension with the UK and AstraZeneca dominating the headlines.

As many nations struggle with a third wave, there was a small beacon of hope this weekend in Barcelona: a 5000-strong rock concert where people had a rapid Covid-test beforehand.

Seamus also looks at a commission of inquiry that cleared France of complicity in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

A health worker collects a swab sample for Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus from a man attending a rock music concert in Barcelona.

  A health worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for Covid-19 from a man attending a rock music concert in Barcelona. Photo: 2021 Anadolu Agency/AFP