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Far-right-led censure motion fails as majority of EU lawmakers back Commission chief amid growing political divisions
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The Manila Times on MSNEU chief von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence voteEU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday comfortably saw off a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament -- but the rare challenge has exposed frictions between her backers and
EU Commission chief accuses China of ‘unyielding support’ for Moscow and ‘flooding global markets’ ahead of major showdown this month.
A Romanian politician has claimed a no-confidence motion challenging Ursula von der Leyen signals the beginning of the end of the European Commission president. Eurosceptic MEP Gheorghe Piperea last week secured enough signatures from fellow MEPs to secure a vote of no confidence in Mrs von der Leyen.