The EU general court has ruled that the European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreements it secured with pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic.
EU lawmakers had taken legal action against the Commission after it refused to grant complete access to the contracts.
The procurement of vaccines on behalf of all 27 member states allowed the bloc to quickly gather 2.7 billion euros to place an order for more than a billion doses of vaccines, the court has heard
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📸Reuters
EU lawmakers had taken legal action against the Commission after it refused to grant complete access to the contracts.
The procurement of vaccines on behalf of all 27 member states allowed the bloc to quickly gather 2.7 billion euros to place an order for more than a billion doses of vaccines, the court has heard
#covid #covid19 #vaccines #covidvaccines #court #eu #eucourt #europeancommission #covidcontracts
📸Reuters