US EditionEU’s von der Leyen confronts fresh no confidence challenges
Two no-confidence motions challenge Ursula von der Leyen over trade deals, transparency, and Gaza crisis; a poll shows 52% see the EU-US deal as humiliating for Europe.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faced no-confidence motions from both the far-right Patriots for Europe and the left-wing The Left group on October 6, 2025, regarding her leadership amidst the Gaza conflict and trade policies.
- French far-right MEP Jordan Bardella criticized von der Leyen, saying that under her presidency, "the EU has lost direction" and her trade agreements were damaging to farmers and industries.
- French MEP Manon Aubry condemned von der Leyen's handling of the Gaza crisis, accusing the EU of complicity in "genocide" and calling for action against trade ties with Israel.
- Von der Leyen dismissed the no-confidence motions, calling them a disinformation campaign and emphasizing the need for unity to counter threats from Russia and divisions within the EU.
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, defended her administration to the European Parliament on Monday and called for the unity of the pro-European forces to counter attempts at destabilization, in response to two censorship motions driven by the left and right. Read more]]>
On Thursday in Strasbourg the two motions of censure to the President are discussed. Ecr, the FdI Group, leaves freedom of vote
Even if the motions of no confidence fail, the President of the European Commission is increasingly feeling pressure and dissatisfaction.
The Left Group in the European Parliament and the right-wing Patriots for Europe group called for the removal of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a parliamentary session today, and a vote of no confidence in the EU leader will be held on Thursday.
Von der Leyen Rejects Calls To Resign, Warns Against Russia
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen returned to the European Parliament on Monday to defend her mandate in a debate that exposed even more the growing divisions within the EU’s political establishment. Three days ahead of Thursday’s double confidence vote, the mood in Strasbourg was one of fatigue, frustration, and mistrust. Two separate groups—Patriots for Europe on the right and The Left on the opposite flank—introduced censure …
13 things we learned from von der Leyen’s no-confidence debate
STRASBOURG ― Ursula von der Leyen appealed for unity when she appeared before MEPs on Monday ― for the sake of the whole of Europe. Three months on from the last time she faced a no-confidence vote, the European Commission president was in a slightly more conciliatory mode, as were her more moderate opponents. In July, von der Leyen used the occasion to defend herself against accusations of wrongdoing on “Pfizergate” ― the unpublished text messa…
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