Politics
Flubbed EU Vaccine Rollout Risks Yet Another Existential Crisis
- Hungary approves Russian, Chinese shots; Czechs may follow
- Merkel to convene emergency vaccine meeting in Germany Monday
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From Brexit to migration, the European Union has weathered a multitude of crises over the past two decades. None has affected so many of its citizens in such a profound way as its failure to inoculate them against the coronavirus.
The slow and chaotic nature of the bloc’s vaccination rollout has alarmed politicians, frustrated business and led to simmering anger among its 450 million-strong population. Not for the first time, the EU is confronted with the question: What is its purpose, if 27 countries working together are less effective than when governments go it alone?