Pfizergate: How the EU Parliament refuses transparency despite court ruling – and citizens pay the price

Billion-dollar deal between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer – the EU Court demands scrutiny, but Parliament blocks any debate. A lesson in power, lack of transparency, and contempt for the sovereign.

While all of Europe is reeling from the social, economic, and psychological consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Parliament is blocking a key debate on one of the most controversial deals of the pandemic: the multi-billion euro vaccine contract between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

A series of text messages – exchanged personally between von der Leyen and Bourla – remains classified to this day. This despite the fact that recently the European Court of Justice found the Commission in violation of the right to information.

A “historic judgment” – which remains without consequences

Transparency International called it a “historic victory for transparency in the EU.” The New York Times, which had filed the lawsuit against the EU Commission, was supported by the court: The Commission had “failed to prove that the messages did not exist” – a diplomatic euphemism for “covering up.”

And what is the European Parliament doing? It is blocking any debate on the matter. A motion by the Patriots for Europe group to finally discuss the case publicly failed due to opposition from the major political groups: Renew Europe and the European People’s Party (EPP). The latter includes not only the CDU/CSU, but also the Dutch parties BBB and NSC – both of which voted against clarification.

💉 | Pfizergate cover-up? The EPP & The Left vote against debating Von der Leyen’s secret messages. What are they hiding? This is exactly why the #Patriots initiated the TRAC inquiry committee — to demand answers and expose the truth. pic.twitter.com/HVaXbLMmf7

— Patriots for Europe (@PatriotsEP) May 21, 2025

What are they hiding?

The key question is: What did these messages say? And why has von der Leyen refused to disclose them for years?

The vaccine deal, worth over €35 billion, was negotiated behind closed doors – without a tender, without oversight. Even other Commission members learned of the details from the press.

Was it about quantities, prices, liability? Was it about political deals? Or personal proximity?

The fact is: The citizens paid – and are still paying today. Billions of taxpayer dollars flowed to a US pharmaceutical company. And while people suffered from lockdowns, side effects, and family divisions, the top EU official negotiated directly with the Pfizer CEO via text message – without any democratic oversight.

Democracy as a farce

What the EU Parliament is now demonstrating is not a vibrant democracy – but its erosion.

When a majority of members of parliament, who are supposed to represent the citizens, deliberately refuse to debate after a court has demanded transparency, then it’s no longer about citizens’ interests, but about self-protection and power politics.

Conclusion: A scandal with warning

The silence on the Pfizer news isn’t a minor matter – it’s a symbol. A symbol of how far the EU elites have become from the people. A symbol of the fact that even decisions worth billions – with consequences for the health and lives of millions – can be negotiated behind closed doors.

And what if the press asks, what if citizens ask, what if courts ask?

Then there is simply no response.

This is not democracy – this is dictatorship by the so-called “elites”.

yogaesoteric
May 26, 2025