Unity is strength
The EU had to buy coronavirus vaccines as a bloc even if it meant delays to getting the lifesaving jabs because otherwise it risked collapse, the president of the European Commission said on Wednesday.
More than half a million EU citizens have died because of coronavirus so far, and efforts by Brussels to ensure vaccines for its 447 million citizens are regarded with increasing contempt across a Europe enduring lockdown.
Yet, without the wise guidance of Brussels, vaccine procurement in the EU would have failed just as it did in Britain. All together now …
More proof the worst of the second wave is over: Covid cases fall by 25% in a week and infections drop in EVERY region and age group again, official data shows with deaths also coming down
More proof the worst of the second Covid wave has passed emerged today as Test and Trace data showed cases fell by a quarter last week and separate figures revealed infections dropped in every region and age group.
With all key metrics now indicating England is well past the peak, pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ease lockdown drastically when he announces his 'route map' out of the shutdown on February 22.
Today's Test and Trace report showed 149,000 people referred to the scheme were diagnosed with the disease in the week up to February 3 — down 24 per cent on the previous week. It is the lowest weekly number since England came out of its second national lockdown and before the second wave spiralled out of control.
Meanwhile, Public Health England's weekly surveillance report showed Covid cases are continuing to fall in every English region and among every age group.
Raab shrugs off Brexit troubles, urging people to take ‘10-year view’
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...t-troubles-urging-people-to-take-10-year-view
Brexit: as half its sales are wiped out, silk firm joins exodus to Europe
Fashion company boss says only way for many firms to survive as costs soar is to open bases in France, costing vital UK jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...re-wiped-out-silk-firm-joins-exodus-to-europe
Bozo Johnson has ' fantastic conversations ' with Biden.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56061624
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Nexit: Dutch ‘only tolerated EU when UK was key member’
THE EU's relationship with the Netherlands was thrown into sharp focus following Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, triggering fears that the member state may leave the bloc, commentators claim.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...t-bloc-coronavirus-recovery-nexit-germany-spt
nope
Harsh words, and completely off topic.