EU unhappy with astrazeneca

Bobby Dazzler said:
They must have been listening to Arlene Foster, who yesterday was incandescent (Gammon like) about EU invoking Article 16, calling it an act of hostility.
The EU thought, yeah, not a wise move so changed their mind.
Today, she's calling for BJ to invoke Article 16. :rolleyes:
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She is correct in calling for Blow job to invoke article 16 because it was created to alleviate the real problems caused by Boris's so called Irish sea border, the EU on the other hand abused article 16 in order to create the problems which it was designed to prevent.
What this latest debacle has shown is that the EU has no interest in peace in N. Ireland, they are just using it as a pawn.
 
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durhamplumber said:
" Do you have a Reum?"
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Dangee said:
What did you get up to during your suspension Bobby Jim Anon? All that spare time you must of had!
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What's a reum?

Anyway, as you asked durhamplumber, and as Dangee was so concerned I might have had time on my hands:
apart from a bit of blockwork that I was able to get done while the weather was conducive, I finished the arrangement of Summertime for our band.

I've been trying to upload a midi, avi, wmv, mp3 or mp4 file. all without success.
no problem converting them, it's the uploading that's the problem.
They won't upload to youtube, metacafe, dailymotion or vimeo as videos.
I can upload the mp3 to youtube music but I can't get that listed on here.
And none of those file types will upload directly to DIYnot.
 
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Ounce again in a crisis the EU have been found wanting or in panic mode

the balkans

Ukraine

and now this Chinese virus caper

Ounce again the UK has to step up to the plate to help out Europe
:cool:

well the correct wording would be

Bail out
 
transam said:
Ounce again in a crisis the EU have been found wanting or in panic mode

the balkans

Ukraine

and now this Chinese virus caper

Ounce again the UK has to step up to the plate to help out Europe
:cool:

well the correct wording would be

Bail out
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The slug munching surrender monkeys have never forgiven us for bailing them out in WW1 & WW11
 
I'm amazed that Ursula hasn't resigned yet, or at the very least sent to the Russian front.

Europe's Vaccine Disaster: Ursula von der Leyen Seeking to Duck Responsibility - DER SPIEGEL

Whenever von der Leyen, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDIU), has taken on a new leadership position, she has never just been the new minister. She has always acted as though she would do everything different – better – than her predecessor. It has frequently sounded as though von der Leyen planned to reinvent whatever department or ministry she had just assumed control of, making it more functional and more glamorous at the same time. But by the time it became necessary to dive into the sordid details, she had usually moved on.

When von der Leyen was appointed family minister in 2005, she introduced a generous federally funded program for parental leave and expanded daycare offerings, essentially revolutionizing her party's family-policy image in the process. But when it came to addressing the difficulties associated with opening a huge number of new daycare facilities – that was left to her successor.

When she became minister of labor and social affairs in 2009, she promised a hot lunch for every child. The result, though, was a confusing collection of regulations. "Ursula von der Leyen was excellent at posing as the mother of the nation and launching illusory programs for the poor," says Ulrich Schneider, head of the federation of German welfare associations.

And at the Defense Ministry? The bureau is still trying to clean up the messes that its former boss left behind.

In each instance, von der Leyen's departure was perfectly timed. Just as the time had come for evaluations, she had already climbed up to the next rung on her career ladder.

Which is why she is now faced with a real problem. First of all, there isn't really anywhere left to go from her current post in Europe's top position. And second, the pandemic has hit the fast-forward button on political developments, with the consequences of political decisions taking mere weeks to manifest themselves instead of several years. "I am absolutely stunned by how negligent Ursula von der Leyen has been in overseeing the start of vaccinations in recent months," says Lars Klingbeil, general secretary of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD).

Indeed, von der Leyen finds herself in an extremely difficult situation. The next several weeks could decide her political future.

On Tuesday of this week, she delivered a video address to the World Economic Forum, where she spoke about Donald Trump, the storming of the Capitol and the question as to whether democracy has been damaged in the last four years. She spoke about climate change, biodiversity, artificial intelligence and digitalization.

In the first several minutes of her talk, she only briefly mentioned the coronavirus pandemic, and it was fully 15 minutes before she even said the word "vaccine." Only to say things like: "We know that in a pandemic there is no time to lose."

Initially, of course, things looked quite good on the vaccine front. Back in summer, nobody was willing to predict that the first vaccine would be approved in the EU as early as December and that vaccinations would begin. Nor that a second vaccine would quickly follow in January. Von der Leyen was also able to claim a significant success when the EU agreed on a joint vaccination strategy in June, despite the fact that the bloc's 27 member states had always defended sovereignty when it came to health care policy. For the Commission president, it represented a gain of both prestige and power. Fleetingly, at least.

The problems began soon thereafter. Negotiations with vaccine producers bogged down, and it wasn't until November that the EU was able to reach a purchase agreement with BioNTech/Pfizer and with Moderna, the manufacturers of the two most successful vaccines thus far introduced. The EU negotiating team, according to people familiar with the talks, was intent on pushing down the price. There was also allegedly an extended disagreement on liability issues, particularly with Pfizer.

While others simply acted with expedience and placed huge orders, the EU – right in the middle of the worst pandemic in a century – decided to bargain like they were at the bazaar. Von der Leyen, of course, didn't lead these negotiations personally. But she is the boss, and carries the political responsibility.

After a year of the pandemic, hundreds of millions of Europeans are tired, frustrated and desperate for an appointment to finally get vaccinated. No other issue is as important at the moment – for the economy, for society and for politics. And the time will come to assign blame for the missteps that have been made. The search for where to place that blame won't start down below among the army of EU bureaucrats. It will start at the top.
 
Once again, watch the “French “ Micky Flanagan clip. About 2 mins long,Sums up the French perfectly.
 
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