Further to the point about the USA, the American decision to invoke emergency defence laws to prevent drug exports was known and understood from a very early stage and was factored into the purchase agreements HMG signed with drugmakers with facilities there. There was no arbitrary, unfriendly attempt to intervene in a privately negotiated contract after the fact.
The EU's behaviour has been quite different. It has, in essence, alleged breach of contract, for which they ought to seek remedy in the courts. However, instead of going to court, they have acted as judge and jury and made regulations allowing them to intervene directly, effectively making a judicial ruling in their own favour.
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
.. who then royally tried to stiff us over Brexit.
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Well, to be fair to them, that Anglophobe Varadkar didn't become teeshirt until 2017.