Political relations between UK-EU

[smudgedj]

Amazingly enough, you are correct.

‘UK 'must share vaccine production with EU'

EU and AstraZeneca fail to make breakthrough, says EU

The European Union and AstraZeneca have failed to make a breakthrough over delayed Covid-19 vaccine deliveries, the bloc's health chief has said.

www.rte.ie

LoL - Nothing in there about ‘dibs’ on the vaccine just wishful thinking that the EU believe that they can dictate how AZ operates its business outside of the EU.

WE DEMAND A VACCINE WE REFUSE TO AUTHORISE

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Why would anything the EU do cost UK lives?
AZ vaccine production for us is here in the UK. There's nothing the EU can do about diverting those supplies to them. The problem is at their Belgian plant.

But they still want what they think is their birthright. They got to the shop and found there was a fucking queue, and they think that they should have a little bit of everyone's purchases who happen to be in front of them in same queue.

 

[squirtyflower]

LoL - Nothing in the about ‘dibs’ on the vaccine just wishful thinking that the EU believe that they can dictate how AZ operates its business outside of the EU.

WE DEMAND A VACCINE WE REFUSE TO AUTHORISE

He also seems to have missed the point that this is a disagreement between AstraZeneca and the EU.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the UK, despite him and his cronies trying to make out it is, and even less to do with Pfizer who are being threatened by the EU.

 

[smudgedj]

He also seems to have missed the point that this is a disagreement between AstraZeneca and the EU.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the UK, despite him and his cronies trying to make out it is, and even less to do with Pfizer who are being threatened by the EU.

The EU is just like any autocratic system, they can't adapt or accept blame, so use threats and make their situation worse.

 

[squirtyflower]

The EU is just like any autocratic system, they can't adapt or accept blame, so use threats and make their situation worse.

Seems like some posters here.

 

[jaseirai]

The EU is just like any autocratic system, they can't adapt or accept blame, so use threats and make their situation worse.

Uncle Nige agrees

Finally, the country is seeing the EU for what it is: nasty, vindictive and nationalistic

In threatening Britain, the EU has shown its true colours

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[west didsblue]

Uncle Nige agrees

Finally, the country is seeing the EU for what it is: nasty, vindictive and nationalistic

In threatening Britain, the EU has shown its true colours

www.telegraph.co.uk

A bandwagon for him to jump on. He must be loving it.

 

[BobKowalski]

A bandwagon for him to jump on. He must be loving it.

Makes a change from dinghies...

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I don’t really see how the AZ EU dispute is a Brexit issue tbh.
Other than the fact that two different jurisdictions had two different policies in the role out.

The thing is AZ took the money from the EU up front for the development of upping the manufacturing capacity for everyone and signed a contract, which I wouldn’t mind seeing, saying what they would supply.

I’d imagine the UK government has a similar contract worth seeing.

The EU are perfectly within their rights to sue AZ and their members would expect nothing less.

If fulfilling the EU order impacts on the UK contract being fulfilled then the UK government would be perfectly within their rights to sue AZ also, and you would expect them to.

If you want to talk about the ethics or morality of the situation then examine the private company profiting from a crisis by promising more than they can deliver and accepting the development money knowingly.
These pharmaceuticals are not in this for altruism, it’s not purely for the benefit of mankind.
Otherwise why don’t they sell the vaccine off patent. We have enough pharmaceutical companies here in Ireland that could manufacture our own, but there is less profit in that.

Britain pursued their own policy as is their right but this dispute has nothing to do with Brexit. IMO.

 

[BobKowalski]

LoL - Nothing in there about ‘dibs’ on the vaccine just wishful thinking that the EU believe that they can dictate how AZ operates its business outside of the EU.

WE DEMAND A VACCINE WE REFUSE TO AUTHORISE

Depends on the contracts and who said what to whom. It will come out in the wash at some point and someone will carry the blame.

As for dictating business, well, given AZ operates and manufactures inside the bloc it will be wary of the political realities. Never get into a public spat with the people who regulate your business or leak selective bits of a confidential contract.