The EU's General Court annulled on Wednesday a European Commission decision not to disclose text messages Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer exchanged during negotiations for COVID-19 vaccines.

The EU’s general court has dismissed the European Commission’s refusal to disclose text messages its president Ursula von der Leyen exchanged with Pfizer’s chief executive during the negotiations for Covid-19 vaccines.

A ruling by the EU’s top court over undisclosed vaccine deal messages casts a shadow over Ursula von der Leyen’s presidency and the European Commission’s commitment to transparency.