Pfizer Faces EU Call for Transparency Over Texts
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Ursula von der Leyen is a leader in Europe. She talked to a drug company boss during COVID-19. They used text messages to talk, says a news report.
The texts were about buying many vaccines. Europe needed vaccines a lot then. Von der Leyen had pressure to get vaccines quickly.
A newspaper wanted to see the text messages. The EU did not want to show them. The court said the EU did not give a good reason.
An advisor looked for the messages on her phone. The messages were not found there now. The messages were just for setting up calls and not important to keep.
The leader decides if texts should be kept or not. Her phones have been changed a few times since then. The old phones were erased and used again, so messages are gone.
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Who is Ursula von der Leyen?
She is a leader in Europe.
What did Ursula von der Leyen talk about with the drug company boss?
They talked about buying many vaccines.
Why were the text messages not found?
The messages were just for setting up calls and were not important to keep.
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