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What are you talking about? The EU did not "thrash AstraZeneca". The "closing" of the Irish border is a result of Brexit, you know the thing UK voters voted on.

the-dude 6y ago
> The EU did not "thrash AstraZeneca". Sure they did, they publicly try to shame them on not delivering on their contract. Turns out the commission has a hard time negotiotating and understanding contracts. > The "closing" of the Irish border is a result of Brexit, you know the thing UK voters voted on. The EU tried to close the border to Northern-Ireland to try and prevent allegedly export of vaccines. Almost everybody agreed it was an irresponsible act, cleary lacking any diplomatical tact and sense of history. At least that was turned around quickly. All in all quite a shameful episode. At least we can vote for the parliament.
- Krasnol 6y ago
  Yeah your voting brought you in this ridiculous position in the first place. Good job :D
  - the-dude 6y ago
    I haven't voted on Brexit, I am not British and am in mainland EU. What is your point?
  - atc 6y ago
    What on earth are you on about? The Brexit vote is irrelevant here - the EU were shameful and played an extremely bad hand and totally diregarded the sensitivities of NI politics in order to score political points and it backfired. Disgusting behaviour.
kitd 6y ago
The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Irish Protocol which is a temporary emergency closure of the NI border. It was highly reckless given the sensitivity of NI politics. I have no ill will towards the EU, but they messed up badly with that one.
- estaseuropano 6y ago
  They did a stupid mistake and courses corrected within 24h (Froday-Saturday). And it was not a border closure but rather border checks/controls on vaccine exports. Very far from a border closure but of course the British papers blew it up. Shouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice.
  - kitd 6y ago
    Shouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice. You obviously don't have much experience of NI politics. There are plenty who are just waiting for the opportunity to make it a big deal of it. In fact, this is exactly happening at the moment, with a very hard Unionist party (TUV) making significant gains at the expense of moderates, using it as collateral. It is why the Irish PM was one of the first to contact von der Leyen about it. No British involvement there. The Irish know all too well what happens when you kick the wasps' nest.

the-dude 6y ago

> The EU did not "thrash AstraZeneca". Sure they did, they publicly try to shame them on not delivering on their contract. Turns out the commission has a hard time negotiotating and understanding contracts. > The "closing" of the Irish border is a result of Brexit, you know the thing UK voters voted on. The EU tried to close the border to Northern-Ireland to try and prevent allegedly export of vaccines. Almost everybody agreed it was an irresponsible act, cleary lacking any diplomatical tact and sense of history. At least that was turned around quickly. All in all quite a shameful episode. At least we can vote for the parliament.

Krasnol 6y ago
Yeah your voting brought you in this ridiculous position in the first place. Good job :D
- the-dude 6y ago
  I haven't voted on Brexit, I am not British and am in mainland EU. What is your point?
- atc 6y ago
  What on earth are you on about? The Brexit vote is irrelevant here - the EU were shameful and played an extremely bad hand and totally diregarded the sensitivities of NI politics in order to score political points and it backfired. Disgusting behaviour.

kitd 6y ago

The EU invoked Article 16 of the Northern Irish Protocol which is a temporary emergency closure of the NI border. It was highly reckless given the sensitivity of NI politics. I have no ill will towards the EU, but they messed up badly with that one.

estaseuropano 6y ago
They did a stupid mistake and courses corrected within 24h (Froday-Saturday). And it was not a border closure but rather border checks/controls on vaccine exports. Very far from a border closure but of course the British papers blew it up. Shouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice.
- kitd 6y ago
  Shouldn't have happened but really not a big deal and was never a problem in practice. You obviously don't have much experience of NI politics. There are plenty who are just waiting for the opportunity to make it a big deal of it. In fact, this is exactly happening at the moment, with a very hard Unionist party (TUV) making significant gains at the expense of moderates, using it as collateral. It is why the Irish PM was one of the first to contact von der Leyen about it. No British involvement there. The Irish know all too well what happens when you kick the wasps' nest.