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AstraZeneca failed to fulfill their contract with Italy to then request an external shipment outside of it. That doesn’t seem to have anything with free-trade o
by hrktb 6y ago
AstraZeneca failed to fulfill their contract with Italy to then request an external shipment outside of it. That doesn’t seem to have anything with free-trade or non-discrimination, and more contract enforcement.
- jariel 6y agoNo, this is not true. The EU has no regular authority to 'enforce' contracts in such a matter, how any company decides to delivery is up to that company. If Italy wants to sue or sue for damages, it can try do to that. For example, if this were procurement of some kind of automobile, Italy would not be in a position to 'ban' shipments outside of the EU. This is happening because: 1) 'Emergency Powers' 2) EU's failure to acquire vaccines through normal operations. 3) Optics and populism. Every politician in the world is sweating right now. Otherwise, the issue would have be taken up on court.