Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 2:18:00 GMT -5
Having imposed a ban on exporting vaccines and/or their components produced in their territories” (). The President of the Council himself admits the irritation caused in Brussels by the accusations of “nationalism” previously directed in a more or less veiled manner against the EU for its management of the production, acquisition, authorization, distribution and administration of vaccines. The Foreign Office has responded by raising the tone and describing Michel's accusations as “false”. The EU representative in London has been recalled. As you can see, soft Brexit is (always was) a chimera.
This fight over vaccines is just one of those that have occurred, with less noise, since January (). The transatlantic unrest is more hidden. Pending post-Trump Iraq Telegram Number Data reconciliation, both sides have tried to minimize their differences. More out of necessity than conviction. Concern about China and Russia is compelling, although the perspective in Washington and some European capitals is different, and even more so if one takes into account that there is by no means a shared position in Europe. COVID-, paradoxically, has expanded the propaganda field of Beijing and Moscow. What the European command reproaches its North American partner for is the use of the law called Defense of Production.
Added to this is the aggressive financial support campaign for pharmaceutical companies undertaken by Trump and still in force, known as Operation Ward Speed (speed of light), the amount of which is estimated at around billion euros, four times more than what was invested in that effort for the EU. Beyond the arguments of some and others, it seems evident that the anxiety to have their populations vaccinated as soon as possible and eliminate or mitigate the health, political and economic bills of this planetary megacrisis has taken precedence over solidarity or, to be more precise, co-responsibility.
This fight over vaccines is just one of those that have occurred, with less noise, since January (). The transatlantic unrest is more hidden. Pending post-Trump Iraq Telegram Number Data reconciliation, both sides have tried to minimize their differences. More out of necessity than conviction. Concern about China and Russia is compelling, although the perspective in Washington and some European capitals is different, and even more so if one takes into account that there is by no means a shared position in Europe. COVID-, paradoxically, has expanded the propaganda field of Beijing and Moscow. What the European command reproaches its North American partner for is the use of the law called Defense of Production.
Added to this is the aggressive financial support campaign for pharmaceutical companies undertaken by Trump and still in force, known as Operation Ward Speed (speed of light), the amount of which is estimated at around billion euros, four times more than what was invested in that effort for the EU. Beyond the arguments of some and others, it seems evident that the anxiety to have their populations vaccinated as soon as possible and eliminate or mitigate the health, political and economic bills of this planetary megacrisis has taken precedence over solidarity or, to be more precise, co-responsibility.