Ursula von der leyen faces a vote without confidence on Pfizergate

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European Commission Chairman Ursula von der Lin faces a vote without confidence on the Covid-19 gate scandal threatening her schedule in the second-term policy.

The right -wing lawmakers on the extreme right in the European Parliament claim that they have received sufficient support to demand the resignation of the entire committee after the European Union Court ruled against the deal of von der Lin for private messages with the CEO of the pharmaceutical company.

Although Von Der Leyen is likely to escape the vote, which can happen next month, it may force it to make more settlements on the left and right to secure their support.

In the far right of Roman right, he told mep gheorghe pipeea that he would submit the proposal on Thursday after more than 72 signatures gathered.

“The initiative is mainly revolves around supporting transparency and ensuring a fair and real democratic process,” he said.

While the threshold of fancy voting is low, the overthrow of and its lighthous Von Der Leyen requires more than two thirds of MEPS in the presence. The association calculates 720 members and 401 votes Be A year ago, although it has been isolated some since then.

Bayberia claimed that some members of the European People’s Party in the center (EPP) is the right of Von Der Leyen supporting his initiative. However, he acknowledged that the chances of success in success were small, but he said it provides a “decisive opportunity for constructive and proven criticism towards President von der Lin.

“It obliges the committee to address fears and provide justifications.”

The sounds of lack of confidence are rare, but it can have severe consequences. In 1999, Jacques Santer resigned from fraud allegations and a lack of transparency even after winning confidence. There have been only four since then, none of them are successful.

The PIPEREA proposal depends on the so -called Pfizergate court case against Von der Leyen, but also criticizes its treatment of parliament. It is a complaint that the center and the left -wing MEPS, who claim, often go beyond the institution directly in the bloc, and accommodate the governments of the European Union.

The General Court of the European Union in May Ruling against the committee In a battle on publishing text messages between Von Der Leyen and CEO of Pfizer Albert Bourla during negotiations to provide Covid vaccines in 2021.

The New York Times brought the case after the von der Lyan team refused to reveal the messages. The court rejected the committee’s argument that it was unable to find it and “violate the principle of good management.”

“The court found that the committee’s refusal is legally improper and lacks reliable justifications,” Bayberia said. “These measures show a continuous pattern of institutional match, democratic disregard, and erosion of general confidence in the governance of the Federation.”

The progressive MEPS opened a new front last week when the committee said it aims to withdraw a law prohibiting the so-called green washing-baseless environmental demands-a few days before that Parliament and member states aim to reach a final agreement on it.

The law has become the latest rod for the anti -green feeling in the bloc that the political group pushed in the center in the middle.

The Socialists, who are the second largest faction in Parliament, and the Riberian, who are ranked fifth, wrote a joint letter on Wednesday to Parliament Speaker Roberta Mitsola asking her to raise the matter with von der Lin and European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday.

They said that Parliament needs “to be properly consulted in line with the principle of sincere cooperation” whenever the law is destroyed. “We also consider that the responsible commissioners should call to the relevant committees to explain their intentions.”

The Greens, who supported von der Lin, also attacked this step.

Some European Union capitals have also expressed opposition, on the pretext that the withdrawal at the last minute undermines the credibility of the European Union law, according to diplomats close to the talks.

“I hope these chaotic days will be clarified as soon as possible and we can reach consensus.” FT said.

Separately, members of her legal committee voted on Wednesday the question Metsola to prosecute the committee Because it stumbled on Parliament when I decided to issue more debts to feed the mass armament engine.

Pipeea’s proposal also states this alleged “procedural abuse”. “The European Commission calls for resignation due to the repeated failures to ensure transparency, and the continuous disregard for democratic supervision and the rule of law within the union.”

A parliamentary spokesman declined to comment.

Additional reports by Barbara Mines in Brussels