The votes of no confidence against Ursula von der Leyen have been tabled by the Patriots for Europe (PfE) and The Left, respectively, Euronews reports.
Three months after surviving her first-ever motion of censure, Ursula von der Leyen faces not one but two simultaneous attempts to topple her European Commission.
The debate in the European Parliament will take place jointly on Monday at 5 pm CEST, while the votes will be held separately on Thursday at noon CEST.
Though the motions, filed by the far right and the far left, are doomed to fail, they represent a new challenge to von der Leyen’s stay in power and governance style, which has been under mounting scrutiny since the start of her second mandate.
One common thread binds the two bids: the backlash against the EU-US trade deal and the highly disfavourable terms it has imposed on European exporters.
The agreement, which also includes non-binding pledges to spend €750 billion on American-made energy and invest €600 billion in the American market, remains under intense criticism from all sections of the political spectrum.
In a recent poll, 52% of respondents qualified the deal as a “humiliation” for Europe.
Von der Leyen has admitted the agreement is “imperfect”, but insists it is “solid” enough to navigate the commercial turmoil unleashed by US President Donald Trump.
Patriots for Europe (PfE) and The Left, the authors of the respective motions, share another grievance: the EU-Mercosur free trade deal that von der Leyen concluded in December last year and whose legal texts are now up for adoption. Both political groups raise concerns about the potentially damaging impact on European farmers.
They also equally lambaste von der Leyen’s lack of transparency, already a prominent theme in the July attempt.
On the rest, they differ. The Patritos complain about the Commission’s handling of irregular migration and “misguided” green policies, whereas The Left assails its “failure” to address the climate and social crisis, and Israel’s war on Gaza.
Last month, von der Leyen proposed to partially suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, a move long advocated by progressive lawmakers. Approval now depends on member states, who have not yet found a qualified majority.
“The plan is to topple the Commission,” said Thomas Shannon, spokesperson for The Left. “It is not the plan to actually create something where we’re constantly bringing this up over and over and over again. I think it’s just very clear that the time is up now.”
Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով