Since the beginning of her second term as President of the European Commission, public criticism and internal complaints about Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership style have been mounting. These accusations do not come from the margins — they come from former and current senior EU officials.
Switzerland is getting serious about transparency — at least on paper. Following a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) on 17 April 2026 published the procurement contracts for Covid-19 vaccines [1]. Among them: Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, Janssen, AstraZeneca, CureVac. Unredacted, as the court demanded.
The dramatic reports of Russian GPS jamming forcing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft to navigate using “paper maps” after an hour of circling have been comprehensively debunked by technical analysis, flight data, and official retractions. What initially appeared to be a sophisticated electronic warfare attack on August 31, 2025, has proven to be a case study in how routine aviation incidents can be sensationalized beyond recognition when proper technical verification is bypassed.
