The news is this: the European Commission has been condemned by the European Court of Justice which had accepted the appeal of the Green MEPs in support of the request of many citizens; Von Der Leyen’s fault was to oppose a firm no to the request (it was 2021) for access to documents relating to contracts for the purchase of vaccines once morest Covid 19, stipulated between the EU Commission and several pharmaceutical companies. Especially regarding the indemnity clauses and the declarations of absence of conflict of interest between Big Pharma and those who, on behalf of the commission, were buying the vaccines. The condemnation itself is aimed only at the payment of legal costs. But what matters is the laying bare of an issue on which the president, with the smell of confirmation barring any surprises in the secrecy of the ballot box, had placed prohibitions and omissions such as the deletion of text messages between her and the CEO of Pfizer (an issue on which other courts are working). In fact, it was the New York Times that spoke of a “personal diplomacy” between Von Der Leyen herself and Big Pharma manager Albert Bourla.
In fairness, it should be noted that the contracts had been stipulated between the Commission and a few pharmaceutical companies for a budget of 2.7 billion euros to cover an order of approximately one billion doses. The facts then recorded that the lion’s share was played by Pfizer, despite the fact that during the hearing in the EU Parliament their commercial manager, Janine Small, had revealed that the vaccine put on the market “had not been tested to prevent infection” because “no one would have asked for it” and in any case “there was no time”.
The issue that seems to have passed a century ago, reveals the attitude of the president, highlights the methods of the Lady (on which there are shadows compared to other events in the time when she was minister in Germany) on respect for the parliament and for those who appeal to transparency to have answers: who knows if in these hours of negotiations someone will take this into account. The “personal diplomacy” on vaccines today costs her Commission the payment of legal fees and therefore a substantial condemnation by the European Court of Justice; we wonder if there really are no other prominent figures to lead the so-called European government. Matteo Salvini does the same: “Another reason to say NO to Ursula Von der Leyen at the helm of the European Commission. We need a clear, sharp and decisive change of pace, as millions of European citizens have expressed with their vote”.
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2024-07-20 01:23:54
