Ursula von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote over Pfizergate
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, JUN 26 – Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea led a motion citing a May 2025 EU court ruling condemning von der Leyen for unlawful refusal to disclose Pfizer CEO text messages during vaccine talks.
- Romanian far-right MEP Gheorghe Piperea submitted a motion of no confidence against the head of the European Commission on June 26, 2025.
- The motion is connected to the Pfizergate scandal, which was triggered by a May 2025 ruling from the EU court criticizing von der Leyen for not releasing text messages exchanged in 2021 between herself and Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla amid vaccine procurement discussions.
- The motion also condemns von der Leyen's withdrawal of a greenwashing ban law without parliament consultation and growing cross-party concerns over her transparency and leadership style.
- Piperea claimed to have secured the 72 signatures needed to table the motion but acknowledged the vote was unlikely to pass, calling it a "crucial opportunity for constructive and substantiated criticism."
- The vote signals widening dissatisfaction that could pressure von der Leyen to compromise, though toppling her requires a rare two-thirds parliamentary majority and remains improbable.
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