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EU Tribunal Rules Commission Wrongfully Withheld Vaccine SMS

The court annulled the European Commission's refusal to disclose messages between von der Leyen and Pfizer's CEO, citing inadequate justification.

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Le Tribunal de l’UE a jugé, mercredi 14 mai 2025, que la Commission européenne n’avait pas justifié de façon crédible son refus de divulguer les SMS échangés entre Ursula von der Leyen et le patron de Pfizer pendant la crise du Covid.
Le Tribunal de l'Union européenne a estimé que la Commission n’a pas su justifier son refus de publier les SMS entre Ursula von der Leyen et le P.-D.G. de Pfizer.
Ursula von der Leyen à Strasbourg le 7 mai.

Overview

  • The EU Tribunal ruled on May 14, 2025, that the European Commission unlawfully denied access to SMS exchanged during COVID-19 vaccine negotiations.
  • The court criticized the Commission for failing to provide plausible explanations for not archiving or retrieving the messages.
  • The SMS, exchanged between Ursula von der Leyen and Albert Bourla, remain undisclosed but pertain to multibillion-euro vaccine procurement contracts.
  • The Commission has acknowledged the ruling and may appeal to the European Court of Justice on legal grounds.
  • This decision follows years of scrutiny over transparency, including a 2022 EU Ombudsman report urging compliance with public-access rules.