00:01So, first of all, this is pure member state competence.
00:05Therefore, in respect to that, it's not me to give any kind of recommendation.
00:11If you're asking me what my personal position is,
00:17two or three years ago, I would never have thought to witness what we see right now,
00:25that we have this horrible pandemic, we have the vaccines, the life-saving vaccines,
00:33but they are not being used adequately everywhere.
00:39And thus, this costs, of course, an enormous, or this is an enormous health cost coming along.
00:47If you look at the numbers, we have now 77% of the adults in the European Union vaccinated,
00:52or if you take the whole population, it's 66%.
00:57And this means one-third of the European population is not vaccinated.
01:02These are 150 million people.
01:05This is a lot.
01:07And not each and everyone can be vaccinated.
01:11So, there are very small children, for example, or people with special medical conditions,
01:15but the vast majority could.
01:19And therefore, I think it is understandable and appropriate to lead this discussion now,
01:27how we can encourage and potentially think about mandatory vaccination within the European Union.
01:35This needs discussion.
01:36This needs a common approach, but it is a discussion that I think has to be led.
01:43This is a common approach, but it is a common approach.
01:43This is a common approach, but it is a common approach, but it is a common approach.
01:43This is a common approach, but it is a common approach, but it is a common approach.
01:43It is a common approach, but it is a common approach.
01:43Grazie.
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