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“I have decided to open an inquiry into the Commission’s handling of the complainant’s request under the EU legislation on public access to documents,” Anjinho said in the letter seen by FTM.
The Ombudswoman sent the Commission a request for a meeting to discuss Follow the Money’s complaint by mid-July. The investigation is likely to take several months.
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What is transpiring within the European Union? What are the goals and aspirations of the EU, and how is the budget allocated? This is not the first time von der Leyen’s has come under fire over text messages.
Last year, the EU’s second highest court found the Commission mishandled a request by The New York Times for a pandemic-era exchange between the Commission chief and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla over a billion-euro vaccine deal.
And earlier this month, following a monthslong inquiry, Anjinho criticised the Commission for auto-deleting a text message that Macron had sent to von der Leyen about a trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc.
The Commission had argued that, as the message merely echoed public comments by the French government, it wasn’t kept. Following a complaint by FTM, Anjinho said that deleting it was unlawful.
The EU executive should make sure to preserve crucial information, including texts, and strengthen its internal procedures to make sure this happens, she said.
By Alexander Fanta – Originally published by FYM – Follow The Money
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