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The EU has concluded a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says at a media conference in Porto, Portugal. SOUNDBITE
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announces that the EU will "authorise a contract for up to 300 million doses of the vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer", in a video published on the Commission's Twitter account. SOUNDBITE
EU lawmakers vote on whether to hand European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen a second five-year term. 719 MEPs are gathering for the secret ballot in the European Parliament's first sitting in Strasbourg, France, since the June elections. IMAGES
The current President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addresses the European Parliament. The MEPs then vote on whether or not to grant her a second term. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of the European People's Party (EPP) and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, celebrate in Brussels after vote projections show the centre-right group in first place. IMAGES