EU announces top lawyer’s departure on same day as ‘Pfizergate’ ruling

Commission moves top lawyer to Spain in wake of Pfizergate defeat

In their announcement, the Commission made no reference to their legal defeat just hours prior.

EU announces top lawyer’s departure on same day as ‘Pfizergate’ ruling

BRUSSELS — The European Commission announced its most senior legal adviser will leave his role — hours after President Ursula von der Leyen was handed a bruising verdict in a court battle over private messages. “The European Commission has decided to transfer, in the interest of the service, Daniel Calleja y Crespo, to the function of Head of the European Commission Representation in Spain,” an official statement issued on Wednesday said. The de…