On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Commission acted unlawfully in the case brought by the New York Times which wanted access to the text messages exchanged between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla regarding vaccine contracts in the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
