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The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group joined a global fundraising effort in the fight against the coronavirus. The European Union-led global Pledging Conference, co-chaired by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and other world leaders, aims to raise an initial €7.5 billion to end this pandemic.
The EU will team up with partners around the globe to hold a pledging initiative, with the aim of raising urgently needed funding to develop effective coronavirus vaccines quickly, build capacity for early manufacturing at scale of diagnostics, vaccines and treatments. Alongside the funding pledges, the initiative will also aim to secure high-level political commitment to ensuring equitable access to products created to tackle this pandemic...
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