Athanasios Rantos
Coverage of Athanasios Rantos in the Nexus archive.
- Public scrutiny of secret Covid vaccine negotiations gets shot in the arm from EU adviser
An EU court adviser recommended rejecting the European Commission's appeals to keep vaccine contract details secret, supporting transparency campaigners' push for public access to negotiations and conflict-of-interest information. The decision upholds a lower court ruling that found the Commission failed to justify withholding key documents.
- EU should have given public greater access to Covid contracts, court adviser says
An EU court adviser criticized the European Commission for insufficient transparency regarding its Covid-19 vaccine contracts, noting anonymized declarations made it impossible to assess staff impartiality. The Commission argued releasing details could lead to harassment from conspiracy theorists, while Green MEPs and over 3,000 members of the public challenged the lack of disclosure in court.