MEPs will discuss the vote of no confidence against the European Commission requested by two political groups at the plenary session in Strasbourg, BNR reported. The vote itself will take place on Thursday.
The weakening of the EU, shortsightedness in concluding trade agreements with the US and Mercosur, betrayal of European farmers, lack of transparency, retreats in the Green Pact, the position regarding the events in the Gaza Strip, are among the reasons for the vote of no confidence. Since there are two proposals and they were submitted by two separate groups, the debates and votes will also be two each.
It is almost certain that the Commission and its President Ursula von der Leyen will survive, as happened in July. To be removed, two-thirds of the votes are needed – 480 out of 720 MEPs.
Last week, MEPs from another far-right group - the "Europe of Sovereign Nations" - announced that they would also vote against the Commission, supporting the "Patriots" proposal but abstaining from the vote requested by the far-left. The "Patriots", the "Left" and the "Sovereignists" have a total of 159 MEPs.
The four groups from the pro-European majority will support Von der Leyen - the European People's Party, the Socialists, the liberals from the "Renew Europe" group, and the “Greens“/European Free Alliance.
The European Conservatives and Reformists Group still does not have a unified position. It is believed that some of its MEPs will support the vote of the “Left“. This group has 79 MEPs. Even if all the “conservatives“ vote against Von der Leyen, calculations show that in this case the votes against her will be at most 238 - more than half less than the required two-thirds.