EU Leaders Agree to Donate 100 Million Doses of Vaccines

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, on May 25, 2021. John Thys/Pool via AP

BRUSSELS—EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the year as supplies steadily rise across Europe.

Gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit, the 27 leaders backed a text in which they pledge to continue efforts “to increase global vaccine production capacities in order to meet global needs.”