On the Old Continent, the champions of vaccination are Great Britain and Serbia.
Is it a coincidence that they are outside the European Union?
We must unfortunately doubt it.
London has developed its own vaccines and is now relying on India to increase production;
Belgrade relied on China and Russia from the start, certain of being left behind by its friends in the West.
It is no coincidence either that the Member State which follows them most closely - Hungary - was the first to break away from the common rules in this area.
The EU's ambitious vaccine strategy had to ensure cohesion, equity and solidarity - at the best price.
It missed.
Following in Budapest's footsteps, it is now Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw and Vienna that have undertaken to negotiate with Russia or China, sometimes both, other supply routes.
Austria, Denmark look to Israel to prepare next generation of vaccines, without even going through
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