No-confidence vote against von der Leyen: High drama, low stakes?

Next week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will stand before the European Parliament in Strasbourg to face a no-confidence vote. This is the first time in over a decade that a Commission president has been dragged into such a debate. And although the outcome is all but certain, the motion is very unlikely…

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Next week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will stand before the European Parliament in Strasbourg to face a no-confidence vote. This is the first time in over a decade that a Commission president has been dragged into such a debate.

And although the outcome is all but certain, the motion is very unlikely to pass,  it’s more symbolic of the mounting pressure von der Leyen is under. But what triggered this?

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