The EU prosecutor's office on Friday said it had opened an active investigation into the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines in the European Union but gave no details.
The European Commission has served as the centralized pre-purchaser of coronavirus vaccines for the EU's 27 members but those countries were then responsible for buying supplies from that centralized stock. FILE PHOTO
"This exceptional confirmation comes after the extremely high public interest. No further details will be made public at this stage," the European Public Prosecutor's Office tweeted.Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is in hot water with the EU Ombudsman's office for refusing to hand over mobile phone SMS messages she exchanged with the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, as her EU executive was arranging contracts.
Most of the doses are of the mRNA type, particularly from the tie-up between German company BioNTech and US giant Pfizer.Contacted by AFP for comment on the EPPO investigation, a commission spokesman said any questions should be referred to the EPPO, as it is an independent prosecutor.
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