EU member states and the Commission need to take a decision now about whether they’re going to add #SputnikV to the EU joint procurement program. Otherwise some countries look set to follow Hungary and purchase their own.
But there’s a deep division on this among EU countries.
But there’s a deep division on this among EU countries.
https://twitter.com/politicoeurope/status/1380438237471252480
The Commission has gone out of its way to say it’s perfectly fine for Hungary to purchase Sputnik on its own since it isn’t part of EU joint procurement.
But the reality is it’s very complicated for everyone involved, and goes against the spirit of The EU joint strategy.
But the reality is it’s very complicated for everyone involved, and goes against the spirit of The EU joint strategy.
German MEP @peterliese, health lead for Merkel & VDL’s EPP, said yesterday he thinks the EU EMA is going to approve Sputnik.
If they do, he says, then EU countries should use it without hesitation.
If they do, he says, then EU countries should use it without hesitation.
https://twitter.com/davekeating/status/1380213844677693447
It’s likely that we end up in a situation where the EMA approves #SputnikV but it’s not part of EU joint procurement - they’re 2 separate things.
In that case it will be up to each EU country whether they want to purchase Sputnik on their own to use on their citizens.
In that case it will be up to each EU country whether they want to purchase Sputnik on their own to use on their citizens.
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