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'Asked repeatedly about the consequences for the supplier, and what happened with the total batch, the commission did not return with an answer' (Photo: katie chao and ben muessig)

Investigation

Billions of euros, millions of faulty masks, and no answers

If truth is the first casualty in war, transparency was lost first in the fight against Covid-19 - closely followed by lack of control and oversight.

In the very first contract for protection equipment paid for by the EU budget, the European Commission in April signed a contract with the German company Asanus Medizintechnic GmbH worth €29m for 10 million masks...

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