The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, criticised the European Commission, on Friday 28 January, for refusing to give information to the press about text messages exchanged between its President, Ursula von der Leyen, and the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, about the purchase of anti-Covid-19 vaccines.
Ms O’Reilly asked that Ms von der Leyen’s office conduct a more thorough search for these messages and reveal their content, in accordance with the transparency rules applicable to EU...