The president of the commission has accused the promoters of these initiatives to knock her out of being puppets of Vladimir Putin in his attempt to divide the EU and have appealed to the “Unity” of European forces.
The two censorship motions will be voted next Thursday and They will be surely rejected. The ‘great coalition’ parties that support Von der Leyen -popular, socialist, liberal and green- have announced during the plenary that will vote against.
However, socialists, liberal and green They have warned the German to run out of credit. They ask that the centrist program agreed by the ‘Great Coalition’ is stuck and that avoids any temptation to spill to the right and criticize the popular group for their pacts with the radical right.
The two motions of censorship against von der Leyen They share some of their argumentsin particular the criticism of commercial agreements signed by the president of the commission with Donald Trump and Mercosur; or the lack of transparency and accountability.
However, the rest of the reasons are different. While the left group -at which they are attached Podemos, Add and Bildu– He emphasizes the “inaction” of von der Leyen in Gaza, the patriots for Europe – where it is Vox– They complain that Brussels forces governments to host migrants.
“Vote in favor of censorship against this European Commission It is not destroying Europe. On the contrary, it is to save her, “said Patriots’ spokesman Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Group.
The leader of Patriots in Europe, Jordan Bardella, during this Monday’s debate at the Eurocamara
“To the colleagues of the socialist and green groups of this hemicycle, I would like to ask them:What have they won with their alignment with Von der Leyen policiesthat is not the complicity with the genocide, the approval of free trade agreements and the ecological and social recoil? “said the spokeswoman on the left, Manon Aubry.
The leader of European socialists, Irtex Garcíavery close to Pedro Sánchez, he has justified his rejection of the two censorship motions claiming that The EU cannot afford a blockade When Putin intensifies its incursions into European territory and Trump has approved tariffs against the EU.
“In the face of the empty cry of the extreme right and before a left that has long given up negotiating, our answer is clear: dialogue, negotiation and commitment“Garcia says.
“Therefore, Mrs. von der Leyen, also my warning is clear. They have to choose between their antieuropean enemies or their European allies. And it is clear: Our support is not unconditional. It depends on you. You will only have our support if it meets the agreed promises, “said the socialist leader.
For its part, the leader of the Renew Liberal Group “It does not mean that everything goes well” And he has asked him to get more involved in negotiations with Eurocamara.
“I also have a message for my PP and Socialist colleagues. Do not look at your ends. Stop giving them credit by voting for their amendments. Look at the center“Hayer has claimed.
The leader of the European socialists, Iratxe García, during this Monday’s debate at the Eurocamara
The co -president of the Greens, Terry Reintke, has justified her vote against censorship motions claiming that an institutional crisis would not solve any of the problems now.
At the same time, Reintke has attack against the European popular groupto which blames of tensions in the ‘great coalition’. “Our problem right now is that its own political group often is not clear on which side of the Parliament is,” he told Von der Leyen.
“Do you want to work with the pro -European majority of the center or want to go with the extreme right that hates Europe and their democracy? This is the question about which we need clarity to advance,” says the head of the Greens.
“The truth is that our adversaries are not only prepared to take advantage of any division, but actively inciting these divisions from the beginning“Von der Leyen said in his speech to respond to censorship motions.
Putin “does not hide his joy and support for all his obedient friends in Europe who do his job for him “. “This is the oldest trick of the manual: to sow division, spread misinformation and create an scapegoat,” the president warns.
President Ursula von der Leyen, during this Monday’s debate at the Eurocamara
“It’s a trap. And we can’t simply fall into it. The most forceful message we can send, on the other hand, is that of the unit“He insisted, escorted in Strasbourg for almost all of his team of commissioners.
“Today I want to reaffirm my commitment to work with all of you to maintain that unit: within this Parliament, between the Member States and among our institutions,” Von der has told the Eurodiputados.
“The purpose of this unit is not necessarily that we agree on every detail; in fact, the tension and debate are an inherent and important part of the policy elaboration process. But – perhaps more than ever – it is about maintaining the overall vision,” he concluded.