NGOs and others affected by transparency issues have hailed Wednesday's EU Court of Justice's General Court ruling that the European Commission failed to provide a plausible explanation for not possessing documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine purchase contracts with Pfizer in what has become a pivotal case for institutional transparency.
Following revelations by The New York Times about the existence of text messages between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, the publication submitted a request for access to the messages.
