Ursula von der Leyen will present her case for political survival in the hemicycle during the debate on the motion of censure against the European Commission, which will be submitted to the European Parliament later on Monday. MEPs will then render their decision on Thursday.
At least 48 hours after the discussion begins, the voting must be held. The procedure would be stopped if the one-tenth barrier was not reached, and all MEPs who signed the motion may withdraw their support.
Every MEP will cast a vote in public during the roll call voting session. For the motion of censure to be approved, it would require the support of a majority of all MEPs, or at least two-thirds of the votes cast.
The most recent effort was made against the Commission, headed by Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, in November 2014. In reaction to the financial scandal known as the “Luxembourg Leaks,” which revealed the nation’s tax system, the Euroskeptic political organisation Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy started it. Just 101 out of 670 MEPs cast votes in support, which is far less than what is needed.
The EU budget, the effects of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Europe, and the administration of Eurostat, the Commission’s statistics office, have been the focus of other initiatives. The resignation of a Commission upon a resolution of censure has only ever occurred once in history, and that time without a formal vote in plenary session.
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