The EU does not want to be accused of vaccination nationalism in the Corona crisis. Since vaccine production began, manufacturers from Europe have been exporting Covid vaccine doses all over the world. Brussels, the federal government and other important national governments have so far rejected export bans or vaccine production exclusively for Europe. After all, this would contradict the basic principles of the Union: international cooperation, open markets and free trade - all of this should also apply in the crisis. However, given the delays in the European vaccination campaign, criticism of this line is growing.
Vaccine Nationalism: The EU's Fear of "Europe First"
2021-03-16T11:12:45.389Z
The USA, like Great Britain, is pursuing a tough zero export course for vaccines. Europe, on the other hand, has already exported more than 30 million doses of vaccines - which further increases its own shortage here. Is the EU naive?
Source: welt