The European Commission president has been under scrutiny over a multi-billion-dollar Covid-19 vaccine deal

A group of lawmakers in the European Parliament (MEPs) claim they have secured enough support to initiate a no-confidence vote against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her failure to cooperate with a probe into a multi-billion dollar deal she struck with pharma giant Pfizer for COVID vaccines, the Financial Times has reported.

In May, the EU’s Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission wrongly denied the New York Times access to text messages von der Leyen exchanged with Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla.

The court…

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