No confidence against EU chief Ursula von der Leyen rejected

Brussels, October 9 (IANS). Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, was rejected on Thursday. Central parties gave him full support. These proposals, introduced by the right and leftist groups in the European Parliament, were discussed on Monday and voted on Thursday. The EU chief thanks MPs for their support and says the commission will continue to work closely with the European Parliament to tackle the challenges Europe faces. According to the Euro News report, 378 people were against the motion that Patriots for Europe (PFE) presented, 179 were support and 37 were absent from the vote, while 383 people were against the motion from left, 133 support and 78 were absent from the vote. In a statement shared on the social media platform, the number of MPs supported by Von der Leyen was slightly higher than in July, when she had a vote for the first time. The president of the European Commission, who was not in Strasbourg on Thursday, has so easily escaped two censorship movements, reports Euro News. In both proposals, criticism of the EU – US trade agreement and the unfavorable conditions placed to European exporters were contained in both proposals. The agreement, which includes a non-binding commitment to spending 750 billion euros on energy produced in the US and investing 600 billion euros in the US market, has been strongly criticized from all quarters. In a recent poll, 52 percent of respondents described the agreement as “disgraceful” for Europe. Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged that the agreement was ‘incomplete’. However, he said it has the full power to deal with US President Donald Trump’s trade transaction. PFE and left, which presented the motion against Ursula von der Leyen, expressed concern about the harmful impact of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement on European farmers. Ursula von der Leyen was closed by Ursula von der Leyen in December last year. In July, there were 360 ​​votes against Ursula von der Leyen’s dismissal, 175 in favor and 18 displays. However, the continued proposals indicate the political polarization Von der Leyen faces during her second term. During a debate in July, he called his critics ‘Russian puppets’. -—IANS KR