After a long tug-of-war between the European Commission and The New York Times over transparency surrounding the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contracts, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that the Commission “has not given a plausible explanation to justify the non-possession of the requested documents.”
According to the Court, the Commission cannot simply claim it does not hold the requested documents; it must provide credible explanations that enable both the public and the Court to understand why those documents cannot be located.
