EU Opposition to U.S. Vaccine Plan Grows With Macron Broadside

European opposition to a U.S. proposal to waive patents for Covid-19 vaccines is mounting, with French President Emmanuel Macron reprimanding the U.S. and the U.K. for blocking the export of shots and the raw materials needed to make them.

The plan from U.S. President Joe Biden has prompted debate within the European Union, where France, Germany and the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, have all signaled their discomfort with the idea, while Spain indicated support. Drugmakers warned that waiving intellectual-property rights will harm efforts to counter the pandemic.

Macron said on arrival on Friday at an EU summit on ...