European Commission president criticized in vaccine transparency judgment a day before she faces crucial vote on her future.
Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as European Commission chief has been dealt a major blow after a top EU court ruled she was not transparent enough with the public about Covid-19 vaccine contracts.
The EU General Court ruled against the Commission’s decision to redact large parts of the contracts before making them available.
The ruling came just over 24 hours before von der Leyen’s political future will be decided by MEPs. She needs 361 of the 720 EU lawmakers to back her in a secret vote that is expected to be close.
