Von der Leyen given stark ultimatum after surviving crunch no confidence vote | World | News
The European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen was warned that he was facing a new rebellion unless he changed the course, although he had an insecure vote for Strasburg on Thursday. MEPs rejected the censorship movement to 175 with 18 abstaining.
The challenge brought by hard -right deputies accused Ms. Von Der Leyen of abuse of EU funds, intervening in national elections and Pfizer’s CEO of Pandemik during Pandemik. Although he was not in the room, he responded on social media: “As the external forces try to destabilize and divide us, it is our duty to respond in harmony with our values. Thanks and long live Europe.” But behind the scenes, disappointments fused, and the next challenge of Mrs. Von Der Leyen can come from the other end of the political spectrum.
After the result, the second largest group of Iratxe Garcia Perez-Parlamento, the leader of the central left-wing socialists and democrats, expressed: “If you betray us again, be clear that social democracy will lead to resistance to drift.”
The statement reflects the inclination of Mrs. Von Der Leyen, especially the Parliament’s largest block of its own European Party (EPP) for harsh right alliances.
Critics say EPP has worked over and over again to prevent the creation of an EU ethics organ and to jump the latest pro -European coalitions to prevent commissioner hearings.
Valerie Hayer, the leader of the Liberal Renewal Group, wrote on social media and supported the criticism of Ms. Von Der Lenin to seize the control of the political family to end the alliances.
No confidence movement may have been discussed by the eco -nationalists – but triggered a wider conflict on the EU direction. Even those who opposed the movement clearly said that their patience is wearing fine.
“We will not vote for the headlight-right and we do not support this movement.
However, he added: “We are ready to build pro -European majority, but we will not be played by EPP on the desperate deregulation agenda.”
The movement has been the first censorship attempt for more than a decade and stressed how much political tensions have increased in Brussels because the Parliament has sharply progressing to the right in last year’s EU elections.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban frequently called on Mrs. Von Der Luyen to take action. “The moment of truth,” he says: “The President of Madam is the essence of leadership. Time to go!” He said.
The mail underlined the deeper conflict between Mrs. Von Der Leyen’s commission and nationalist governments. Brussels froze billions of on EU funds allocated for Hungary on democratic backstage under Mr. Orbán’s rule.
While Mrs. Von gets rid of the voting, it depends on whether the future support in Parliament can now secure the old allies.
As Ms. Pérez explained, the survival of the presidency can be based on not passing them again.
