The European Commission intends to sue COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca as it is delaying the supply of the drug to the EU, Politico reported.

The EC intends to oblige the company to provide the number of doses stated in the contract. Brussels plans to file a lawsuit no later than this week.

The supply issues to the EU began in January 2021. AstraZeneca explained the problem with a two-month lag behind the production schedule and denied information about the sale of the vaccine to other countries at a better cost. Brussels called the delays in deliveries unacceptable. AstraZeneca was supposed to deliver 40 million doses of vaccines by the end of March, while deliveries did not exceed 11 million doses.