European Parliament Rejects Vote Of No Confidence In Ursula Von Der Leyen

The President of the European Commission will continue in office.

The European Parliament has rejected both votes of no confidence in the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. This is reported on the website of the European Parliament.

The first proposal was made by the far-right faction "Patriots for Europe" (PfE), it was rejected by 179 votes in favor, 378 against and 37 abstentions. The second vote was proposed by the Left faction, it was supported by 133 MPs, opposed by 383 MPs, with another 78 abstentions.

PfE MPs accused von der Leyen of a failed migration policy, non-transparent activities and an unfavorable Green Deal for the European Union. "The EU is now weaker than ever because of the continued failure of the head of the European Commission to deal with the most pressing challenges," read a version of a PfE resolution calling for the resignation of the EC chief.

The left, on the other hand, argued that von der Leyen was slowing down the progress of the green energy transition. They also rebuked her for being too soft on Israel in the context of the Gaza war. "The EU has still not suspended the EU-Israel Association Agreement or imposed sanctions," their version of the resolution reported. Party representatives believe that the head of the EU executive is too focused on the bloc's rearmament issues, which is detrimental to social policy.

The two parties blamed von der Leyen for the unfavorable trade deal with the US. According to them, communication with the Americans was opaque and the European Commission's commitments were "vague and ambiguous."

The procedure for passing a vote of no confidence in the European Commission is enshrined in Article 234 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and is one of the key instruments of parliamentary control over the EU executive. A minimum of 24 hours must elapse between the submission of an initiative and the vote in order for MPs to have time to debate the proposal. For a vote of no confidence to be passed, two-thirds of the MEPs present at the meeting must vote in favor. In case of a favorable decision, the Commission together with the chairman must resign, although it continues to perform its duties until the formation of a new composition.

Since the establishment of the European Commission, there have been 12 attempts to pass a vote of no confidence, but none of them gathered the necessary number of votes. In 1999, however, the commission under the leadership of Jacques Santer voluntarily resigned from the full commission after the publication of a report indicating signs of corruption.

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