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Is simple. Germany took the DECISION to act European as france and many others. Had Germany and Could Germany take a different DECISION? Absolutely yes. A similar decision than UK? absolutely yesI never passed comment on French motivations. I used Germany as an example and that‘s been a sentiment some German politicians have expressed ‘why are other countries rolling out a German vaccine before us’. It’s a fair question and I highly doubt if they’ve had procured independently they’d be in that situation. The German health minister has even said that they had to act ‘European’ in policy which certainly suggests some ideological consideration behind the decision.
https://www.thelocal.de/20210113/ge...mistakes-in-covid-19-vaccine-strategy-january
You can look at what Israel have done as a small country by paying a premium to queue jump and they’re blasting it. I’m sure a number of smaller rich EU countries could have done that if they‘d have procured independently.
Again, my point is that as an independent nation in some situations you can be more agile and responsive than as part of a block. I don’t think this is a controversial point personally.
As an independent country, Germany took a decision as many as they had been taking during COVID (like shutting borders, different landing requirements,etc...).
Lots of european countries had decided to ask for a negative result 72 hours prior landing to the country. some others no. UK will not do it till next week I think? Is a late decision. Does this mean that is an advantage to be in the EU? no, because it was an individual decisions
At the end, EU have more decisions to make because they have more options than the UK but whatever decision you will have to accept the positive outcome. In this case, UK took the decision (because the UK was still inside the EU) to go by themselves. As they took the decision to opt out on the EU to purchase the vaccine together. Whichever will be the outcome it has nothing to do on if it is better being in the EU or not, because that decision was as well in the other countries
Decisions decisions decisions. Nothing to do in being in the EU
You are talking of Israel paying premiums. The EU had a better puchase power than by themselves. Israel could by at a premium as they are 8 million. imagine 85 millions in Germany, or +60 in France or Italy...you can't give premium to everyone because it will not be a premium anymore. Or in other words, why UK didn't by it at a premium? surely you can't say because it was in the EU. And the other less rich countries n the EU got the advantages to be in the EU
UK had soverignity as the other countries had. In the COVID situation, as immigration and a big etc that gullible people swallowed all down the road with Brexit