US EditionEU commission chief von der Leyen faces a no-confidence vote this week
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUL 7 – Motion backed by hard-right MEPs accuses von der Leyen of misuse of EU funds, election interference, and inappropriate COVID-19 vaccine communications amid centrist opposition.
- Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, will be subject to a censure motion vote this week during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
- The vote follows a motion of censure tabled by radical right MEPs accusing von der Leyen of secret text messaging with Pfizer, misuse of EU funds, and election interference.
- Von der Leyen defended her presidency, pledging to never let extremists rewrite history and acknowledging political fractures amid opposition to her regulatory simplification and alliances.
- A motion to remove von der Leyen requires backing from at least two-thirds of MEPs, but the largest parliamentary group, led by Manfred Weber, dismisses the attempt as influenced by pro-Russian elements.
- If approved, the vote would compel the entire European Commission led by von der Leyen, comprising 27 members, to step down—an unprecedented event amid ongoing political strains within the EU.
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Von der Leyen’s Moment of Truth
This week’s European Parliament vote on whether to dismiss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could mark a turning point for the EU. It offers mainstream parties a rare opportunity to test whether European democracy has matured to the point where accountability takes precedence over institutional loyalty.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen interrupted during the plenary debate in Strasbourg on the motion of no confidence proposed by Romanian MEP Piperea.Read more
On Thursday, as reported, EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen will have to make a vote of confidence in the EU Parliament. The motion of censure, which was launched by a right-wing Romanian politician, will only have a symbolic effect due to the majority in parliament. Of the red-and-white-red mandaters, only representatives of the FPÖ want to vote against the Leyen. However, other parties also believe that the confidence in the Commission is "…
The motion will be put to the vote on Thursday in the European Parliament. It has no chance of being adopted, but the debate held on Monday evening in plenary in Strasbourg has exposed the tensions that are agitating the pro-European parliamentary majority. ...
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, criticized ‘extremisms’ in her speech in the European Parliament in which she defended herself from the first motion of censure she had had to face since she took office. The motion had been promoted by the Romanian MEP of the radical right-wing group ECR Gheorghe Piperea, who obtained the signatures necessary to process it, although it is considered that she has no chance of succee…
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