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France criticizes Austria-Denmark-Israel “coronavirus” alliance

“European framework” remains best suited to guarantee “solidarity” within the EU, France says the plan of alliance of Denmark and Austria with Israel with regard to vaccines against Covid-19, considering how

“Our conviction remains clear that the most effective solution to meet the needs of vaccination must continue to be based on the European context,” a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday night.

“In fact, this is what guarantees solidarity between the Member States, which is more necessary than ever, and our collective effectiveness, “he added.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz and Danish counterpart Mete Frederiksen will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel today to start a partnership for vaccines second generation, which concerns both production and research, as reminded by AMPE.

Kurtz believes that European Medicines Agency (EMA) is “too slow” in approving vaccines and that it is no longer possible to “depend solely on the EU” for second-generation vaccines designed to treat multiple mutations of the virus.

For France, “the primary issue now is to jointly invest our resources to increase production capacity in Europe.”

The licensing process for the European market will also be accelerated by the implementation of an “urgent procedure” for vaccines adapted to mutated strains of the virus, said Ken de Orsay.

“The European Union is redoubled its efforts for the development of second generation vaccines, with the creation of a European network of vaccine trials “, he added.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian admitted yesterday, Wednesday, thatthat there are “sometimes severe deficiencies” in EU vaccine policy, but regretted the “secessionist temptations”.

Three other EU countries, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, have chosen Russian and Chinese vaccines outside of any European coordination.

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