7 July 18:57
Ursula von der Leyen faces the first no-confidence motion in the EP in 10 years, accusing her of a lack of transparency in the handling of COVID vaccines.
Miruna Brosban
International
Foto Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACA / Abaca Press / Profimedia
The European Parliament has debated a motion of censure against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, initiated by Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea and supported by 80 MEPs. The accusations concern lack of transparency in COVID vaccine procurement. Von der Leyen dismissed the accusations, calling the motion a "textbook recipe for extremism" and stressed that all member states had access to vaccines. She warned that a resignation could lead to an institutional crisis in the EU.
Sources
Prima moțiune de cenzură în PE din ultimii 10 ani. Cum se apără Von der Leyen: „O reţetă de manual a extremismului”
Corespondență din Strasbourg. Ofensiva română contra Ursulei von der Leyen. Cum i-a răspuns șefa Comisiei Europene lui Gheorghe Piperea: „Este rețeta de manual a extremismului”
Ursula von der Leyen, reacție la moțiunea inițiată de Gheorghe Piperea
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