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25 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
An explanation of just how serious the accusations against AstraZeneca are, in today’s Playbook.

“Either the advance production hasn’t happened, or vaccines have been produced but sold to someone else that perhaps agreed to pay more.”
More here. I think this is going to be the story of the week.
politico.eu/newsletter/bru…
EU lawmakers are furious with #AstraZeneca today. Some suspect that politics are behind company saying it will deliver less vaccines than promised to EU in coming weeks.

German centre-right MEP (and doctor) Peter Liese asked today why deliveries to EU are impacted but not to UK.
"AstraZeneca has been contractually obligated to produce since October and they are apparently delivering to other parts of the world, including the UK, without delay. The flimsy justification that there are difficulties in EU supply chain but not elsewhere doesn't hold water."

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22 Jan
Belgian PM @alexanderdecroo has tonight announced a ban on non-essential international travel, starting Wednesday 27 January and lasting until 1 March.

People coming in to or leaving Belgium will need to be doing so for one of these essential reasons: brusselstimes.com/news/belgium-a…
At the same time, the PM announced a schedule for a relaxation of Belgium’s 2nd lockdown, in place since 2 November.

“The coronavirus situation in our country has stabilised,” he said. “Our figures are better than in most other countries in Europe, thanks to our perseverance.”
“Let this be clear: we are not building a wall around our country,” De Croo says. “Coming and going is still possible, but there will have to be a good reason.”
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22 Jan
Hungary has become the first EU country to use its ability to emergency-authorise a vaccine before @EMA_News approval.

A minister says they've approved Russian vaccine Sputnik and ordered doses from Moscow.

Sputnik is not even on radar for EMA approval.
ft.com/content/20bfa7…
This could throw both Commission's procurement process and EMA's approval process into crisis.

It's essentially a gentleman's agreement not to pre-empt those two EU-level processes. Now that one country has broken ranks, will others follow?

Germany already flirted with idea.
I was told that at last night's #EUCO video summit all prime ministers and presidents expressed continued support for the Commission's joint procurement and the EMA's regulatory independence. Even Orban 🤷‍♂️.
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21 Jan
Before tonight's #EUCO vaccine summit, here's an explainer of the EU vaccine roll-out situation, to clear up misunderstandings.

1st point is that for almost all EU countries, this isn't a supply problem. As seen in this @jfkirkegaard chart, national performance is varying widely
The chart shows best performers are using their supply. But most countries aren't even using half of what they've been supplied. Only Denmark is having a supply problem.

As of Tuesday EU countries have received 12.3m Pfizer doses and 650k Moderna doses, but given only 5m shots.
Some national politicians (and media) want to pin the blame for national distribution failings on Brussels - an old European tradition.

But when it comes to the Commission's role here, there is no supply problem - yet. We'll see if one comes later.
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19 Jan
Vice President Schinas announces EU Commission is calling on member states to accelerate their vaccine roll-outs so they can vaccinate 70% of adults by summer.

That’s a long way to go. After 3 weeks of vaccinating in EU, rates range from 2.94% in Denmark to 0.28% in Bulgaria. Image
Vaccination *roll-outs* are the responsibility of national governments, but *procurement and supply* is being managed by the Commission.

The EMA will work with manufacturers to ramp up production capacity in Europe.
ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…
The Commission is also endorsing the idea of EU coordination on vaccine certificates.

Schinas: “A common EU approach to trusted, reliable & verifiable certificates would allow people to use airports of other member states, and open door to other uses to help ease restrictions."
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13 Jan
It took a week, but the US president has finally unequivocally condemned last week's insurrection in DC.

Immediately after being impeached, he has stiffly read out a script prepared for him.

As the prospect of Senate conviction looms.
Reminder: Immediately after the Capitol Building siege, Trump praised the insurrectionists as "patriots" and told them "we love you".

This is a Trump cowed. Will it be enough to stop Senators from convicting him, preventing from ever being elected again?
“Mob violence goes against everything I believe in,” Trump reads out. "No true supporters of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag".

But he takes no responsibility for incitement.
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13 Jan
BREAKING: Donald Trump has become the first US president in history to be impeached twice.

This time, with 10 Republican votes, he has been impeached for incitement to insurrection. Image
However Trump will not, barring unforeseen developments, be removed from office before 20 Jan

Pence has rejected House request to #InvokeThe25th.

McConnell has rejected House request to vote on #impeachment *conviction*.

Republicans are protecting Trump from consequences.
Many Republicans said during the House debate that they do believe Trump incited what they called either an insurrection or domestic terrorism.

But they said they could not support a rushed impeachment process that would shatter norms and divide the country.
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