[foxdemon]

Top scientist quits over corona virus response.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/head-of-eus-top-science-panel-quits-over-covid-19-response/ar-BB12i9tz

The news was first announced by the Financial Times, based on a statement released to the paper by Ferrari, who said he had “been extremely disappointed by the European response” to the pandemic. He complained about running into institutional and political obstacles as he sought to swiftly set up a scientific program to combat the virus.

Medical staffer Wassim Kamari, who has symptoms of coronavirus, receives an x-ray of his lungs at the polyclinic Klinicare during a partial lockdown against the spread of Covid-19 in Brussels, Monday, April 6, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
© Provided by Associated Press Medical staffer Wassim Kamari, who has symptoms of coronavirus…
“I have seen enough of both the governance of science, and the political operations at the European Union,” he wrote. “I have lost faith in the system itself.”

Germany imposed export restrictions on medical supplies early last month, invoking protests from neighbours.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-09/germany-faces-backlash-from-neighbors-over-mask-export-ban

Switzerland has called in the German ambassador to complain about the decision to block a shipment of 240,000 face masks, while Austria’s economy minister demanded her German counterpart order the release of supplies destined for her country.

The appeals for Germany to be more generous in sharing vital supplies with its neighbors come after it declared an export ban of medical protection gear last week unless for use in aid operations. They also highlight growing tensions among European countries amid a rapidly increasing count of coronavirus cases across the continent.

“It can’t be that Germany is holding back products for Austria just because they happen to be stored in a German location,” Austrian Economy Minister Margarete Schramboeck told reporters in Vienna. “These products are for the Austrian market, and unilateral moves by Germany are just causing problems in other countries.”

Europe has been slow at coming to the aid of Southern countries.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-aims-better-control-coronavirus-responses/


Has Europe gone batty?

[ness31]

Just sounds like Germans being German to me, and that isn’t being rude. They’re looking after themselves...which we should all be able to do independent of our neighbours.