Current Affairs EU In or Out

[Bruce Wayne]

That's after the CEO of AZ said this in June 2020

"With our European supply chain due to begin production soon, we hope to make the vaccine available widely and rapidly."

AstraZeneca to supply Europe with up to 400 million doses of Oxford University’s vaccine at no profit

www.astrazeneca.com

 

[peteblue]

Frictionless trade eh.

Frictionless is not a word I would use in any dealings with the EU.....

 

[dead_soft]

The main difference between those who voted Leave v Remain is that Leavers have the confidence to stand on their own two feet, and believe in the U.K., and do not require some slow moving bureaucratic comfort blanket based in Brussels.....

What does this mean? 'Stand on their own two feet'? None of what you said is policy and none of it makes much sense. Is your suggestion that businesses should do away with any infrastructure from any government? Or just if it speaks with an accent you don't like?

 

[dead_soft]

Frictionless is not a word I would use in any dealings with the EU.....

Hard to believe EU companies found dealings not to be frictionless when you were involved

 

[peteblue]

That's after the CEO of AZ said this in June 2020

"With our European supply chain due to begin production soon, we hope to make the vaccine available widely and rapidly."

AstraZeneca to supply Europe with up to 400 million doses of Oxford University’s vaccine at no profit

www.astrazeneca.com

The article you quoted is in respect of the IVA...Germany, France, Italy and Holland. This was the original proposal that the EU then ‘took over’ and injected a two month delay for no material benefit....

 

[peteblue]

Hard to believe EU companies found dealings not to be frictionless when you were involved

Have you ever dealt directly with any European companies...

 

[tsubaki]

Even Germany are blaming the EU. It’s only defenders seem to be based in the UK

Now this is not gloating, but is a fact, and it’s down to the EU and the EMA with their leaden footed approach to a pandemic...How anyone can attempt to defend this shower over this matter is incredible....

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this is from the Mail by the way

 

[Bruce Wayne]

The article you quoted is in respect of the IVA...Germany, France, Italy and Holland. This was the original proposal that the EU then ‘took over’ and injected a two month delay for no material benefit....

And how will that have impacted the manufacturing infrastructure required to deliver the vaccines as agreed? I mean AV has also had a good six weeks or so while the EMA has had their finger up their backside approving the bloody thing.

 

[dead_soft]

Have you ever dealt directly with any European companies...

Yep, many of them, not found them any more difficult to work with than British companies but then it probably helps that every time they asked if I had some paperwork I didn't scrawl, 'stand on your own two feet, you frogs!' across it

 

[peteblue]

Yep, many of them, not found them any more difficult to work with than British companies but then it probably helps that every time they asked if I had some paperwork I didn't scrawl, 'stand on your own two feet, you frogs!' across it

So now you show your sense of humour, better late than never....

 

[dead_soft]

So now you show your sense of humour, better late than never....

I wasn't being funny, I genuinely believe that's what you did in your job as Business Man (Head of Important Stuff) at British Stuff That Matters the Most

 

[peteblue]

And how will that have impacted the manufacturing infrastructure required to deliver the vaccines as agreed? I mean AV has also had a good six weeks or so while the EMA has had their finger up their backside approving the bloody thing.

Bruce, if you went into a BMW dealership and said, I‘d like to buy that new car you are manufacturing, and I’d like it delivered at the same time as my neighbour who ordered his 3 months ago...what do you think they would say.....

 

[peteblue]

this is from the Mail by the way

Is it incorrect ?

 

[peteblue]

I wasn't being funny, I genuinely believe that's what you did in your job as Business Man (Head of Important Stuff) at British Stuff That Matters the Most

Hahaha....that’s the way....

 

[Hickson9]

Frictionless is not a word I would use in any dealings with the EU.....

The movement of goods, capital, services and labour is frictionless in the EU. We of course used to benefit hugely from this.