TN.cz | Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizergate

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faces charges related to the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer. The first information came from the The New York Times, which has subpoenaed European Commission documents relating to the negotiations for the purchase of the vaccines. Žiga Faktor, deputy director and head of the EUROPEUM Institute's Brussels office, commented on the case for TN.cz.

The New York Times were the ones who first took the case to the European Commission and were the first to take it to the European Court of Justice afterwards, regarding the access to information. Following this, a Belgian citizen and lobbyist also took a criminal complaint to the Belgian courts, claiming that the European Commission was acting against public finances.

You can watch the full commentary here from around 30. minute.

Žiga Faktor
Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office

Expertise: European integration of Western Balkans, EU enlargement, Slovenian Politics and EU-Turkey relations