Von der Leyen contracts: how much did the EU vaccination campaign cost?

DThe list of those concerned about Ursula von der Leyen’s behavior is long. EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly investigated the president of the European Commission over her non-transparent orders for a Covid vaccine and dropped the investigation a year ago. In a special report, the European Audit Chamber criticized that, to this day, it can only speculate how much the EU has spent on which vaccines, that it has not been given any idea about the bespoke contracts – and that von der Leyen has apparently shared details . orders with Pfizer boss Albert Burla exchanged text messages.

Green MEPs sued the Commission in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the same reasons. They claim full access to contracts with manufacturers. The procedure is still ongoing. Since last autumn, the European Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating the “acquisition of Covid vaccines in the European Union”. Thus, orders may have meaning under criminal law. Von der Leyen, the main target of all investigations, from the very beginning kept a staunch silence.