Source: ABC News
“A top European court ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission was wrong to refuse the New York Times access to text messages sent between President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic, spurring further calls for reform from transparency advocates. The U.S. newspaper’s lawyers ‘succeeded in rebutting the presumption of non-existence and of non-possession of the requested documents,’ according to a statement from the European Union’s General Court in Luxembourg. The case highlights ongoing questions about oversight of the commission, which insists that text messages and other ‘ephemeral’ electronic communications do not necessarily constitute documents of interest that should be saved or made public.” (05/14/25)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/court-rules-favor-new-york-times-texts-eu-121785131