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Re:With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks pa... by bryanrasmussen on Sunday April 19, 2020 @03:30PM (#22918185)
> but entirely given by the EU (=Germany) So the EU equals Germany?
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Re:With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks pa... by _0ffh on Sunday April 19, 2020 @03:53PM (#22918313)
Yeah, they got caught in a bit of hyperbole there!

Yet, if you take the 2017 budget [1] for example, nearly half of the net contributions (excluding the UK) were paid by Germany.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48256318

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Re:With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks pa... by s9w on Sunday April 19, 2020 @05:02PM (#22918758)
It's not gonna be 100% Germany, that was hyperbole of course. But it's going to be the overwhelming majority, as it all too often is.
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