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Ursula von der Leyen exchanged texts and calls for months with Pfizer CEO to seal 1.8bn doses deal (Photo: European Commission)

Von der Leyen slammed for not revealing Pfizer CEO texts

The European Ombudsman has criticised the European Commission for its handling of a request for public access to text messages exchanged between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

Journalist Alexander Fanta, of news site netzpolitik.org and a regular EUobserver writer had requested the messages in April 2021.

But, according to the ombudsman, inquiry c...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Ursula von der Leyen exchanged texts and calls for months with Pfizer CEO to seal 1.8bn doses deal (Photo: European Commission)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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