US EditionOrban Escalates Fight With EU Over Confidence Vote, Fiscal Fixes
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, STRASBOURG, FRANCE, JUL 10 – Ursula von der Leyen survived with 360 votes against and 175 in favor amid allegations of undisclosed Pfizer talks and misuse of EU funds during the pandemic, highlighting EU political divisions.
- European Union lawmakers will vote on Thursday in Strasbourg on a no-confidence motion against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- Romanian far-right MEP Gheorghe Piperea has introduced a motion criticizing von der Leyen for opacity and claims that she has contributed to the EU’s militarization, though the proposal faces strong resistance from leading political groups.
- The centre-right EPP, Socialists and Democrats, and centrist groups strongly back von der Leyen, while some smaller factions like Sinn Féin and Italy's Five Stars Movement support the censure.
- Despite the motion's claims including 'Pfizergate' over undislosed texts with Pfizer, it requires a two-thirds majority to pass and is expected to fail, with leaders calling it a far-right political show.
- The vote highlights internal frictions amid external challenges such as Russia's war in Ukraine and US trade talks, and signals continued political divides within the European Parliament.
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Embattled Ursula von der Leyen Survives Vote of No Confidence in European Parliament, After Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Tells Her It’s ‘Time to Go'
Now, in the EU, the game is it’s Ursula von der Leyen versus Viktor Orbán. Von der Leyen survived calls to have her ousted – for now. It’s open war in the European Union, with its powerful but politically wounded Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen (VDL) facing increasingly strong opposition from the emboldened right-wing forces. And no one encapsulates the opposition to liberal/Globalist VDL like conservative Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán…
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Says 'It's Time For von der Leyen To Go'
The Hungarian Prime Minister mocked the EU chief ahead of Thursdays no confidence vote over her handling of the covid jab deals. Viktor Orban has called for the resignation of European Commission President Ursula von [...] The post Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Says ‘It’s Time For von der Leyen To Go’ appeared first on The People's Voice.
The European Parliament has largely rejected this Thursday in Strasbourg a motion of extreme right-wing censure against Ursula von der Leyen.
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