Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court

<p>European court of justice says no ‘plausible explanation’ given for denying New York Times access to texts from pandemic</p><p>The EU’s highest court has cancelled a decision to withhold Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages with a pharmaceutical executive during the pandemic, in a significant defeat for the commission president.</p><p>The European court of justice on Wednesday annulled a decision taken by the European Commission in November 2022 to deny the New York Times access to the messages, after a freedom of information request by the paper.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/14/ursula-von-der-leyen-texts-with-pfizer-boss-european-court-of-justice">Continue reading...</a>