Written question – General Court judgment in Case T-36/23 (Stevi and The New York Times v Commission) – P-001943/2025

Priority question for written answer  P-001943/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Friedrich Pürner (NI)

In its judgment[1] on 14 May 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld the action brought by The New York Times and annulled the Commission’s decision to deny access to the text messages exchanged between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.

• 1.Is the Commission intending to bring an appeal, limited to points of law, by the time limit laid down?
• 2.What are the conclusions drawn and the lessons learned by the Commission, and in particular by its President, from this judgment, and what costs have been incurred to date as a result of the litigation?
• 3.When, how and to whom will the Commission give access to the text messages that were exchanged?

Submitted: 14.5.2025

• [1] https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-05/cp250060en.pdf