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1 Apr, 6 tweets, 1 min read
EU's vaccines bazaar is back again today. Last night, Slovenia and Czech Republic joined Austria in blocking a 30/70% division of 10m vaccines. Latest draft presidency ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น proposal offers to *cut* additional vaccines for AT, CZ, SL. 3m would then be shared among ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
For those who think the EU has no sense of humour: the Czech Republic is rewarded for blocking the first proposal by having its additional vaccines share cut from around 140k to 70k. The missing 70k would be distributed to its allies in Austria and Slovenia.
Austria, Slovenia, Czechs reject draft presidency proposal. 24 MS will go ahead and share extra vaccines for ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป. One diplomat says ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ "take vaccines but do not share vaccines...the Sheriff of Nottingham was hidden under the Robin Hood costume of Kurz and his friends"
Current proposal - due to be approved - would distribute additional vaccines to:
Bulgaria: 1.151,040
Croatia: 683,514
Estonia: 41,390
Latvia: 376,456
Slovakia: 602,255
Deal for distribution has been agreed by the EU 24. Austria made a last ditch attempt to overturn the mechanism but ultimately had no say as it was not part of the final agreement. The 10m will be distributed pro rate, with 19 MS forgoing shareto provide extra for 5 MS
"Vienna lost the argument, lost goodwill and lost friends with it antics. This episode and the blatant lack of solidarity from Vienna will not be easily forgotten", an EU diplomat.

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