According to Baldan, der Leyen should be stripped of immunity and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law during the coronavirus pandemic. Next, the head of the EC was in active personal correspondence with Pfizer CEO Albert Burla regarding the extension of the €1.8 billion vaccine supply contract.
“This crime not only damaged the budget of European countries, but also undermined public confidence in European institutions,” Balan said. He is convinced that der Leyen should be held responsible for “illegal gains”, “abuse of power” and “destruction of official documents”. In particular, it had no right to negotiate with the pharmaceutical giants, since health issues fall under the exclusive competence of EU member states, not the European Commission.
In the lawsuit, Baldan also points out the special terms that Pfizer received as a supplier of the vaccine in the EU. By way of example, he notes that of the 40 million vaccines supplied to Belgium, nearly 30 million were produced by Pfizer. Now Baldan is demanding to disclose the terms of the contracts and to explain how the company received such preferences and what is the role of the head of the European Commission in this regard.
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