EU’s Von der Leyen Loses Court Spat Over Secret Pfizer Texts

Bloomberg News

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The ruling is a blow to von der Leyen, and gives credence to critics who have accused her of centralized and opaque decision-making.
Le Monde
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The decision to send the top lawyer to Madrid immediately raised eyebrows, coming the same day as the EU General Court ruled the Commission had breached transparency standards by refusing to release messages between von der Leyen and the CEO of vaccine-maker Pfizer apparently sent at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Politico Europe
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The case involved text messages that she and Pfizer exchanged as they negotiated a Covid-19 vaccine contract.
The New York Times
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The European court of justice on Wednesday annulled a decision taken by the European Commission in November 2022 to deny the New York Times access to the messages, after a freedom of information request by the paper.
Guardian

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