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MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2140(RSP))

MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION

B-10-2025-0319

· Rapporteur: Gheorghe Piperea, AdrianGeorge Axinia, ClaudiuRichard Târziu, Georgiana Teodorescu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Obajtek, Ivan David, Patryk Jaki, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Fernand Kartheiser, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Volker Schnurrbusch, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Irmhild Boßdorf, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Dostál, Cristian Terheş, Christine Anderson, António Tânger Corrêa, Emmanouil Fragkos, Milan Mazurek, Alexander Jungbluth, Siegbert Frank Droese, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Stanislav Stoyanov, Arno Bausemer, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Milan Uhrík, Mary Khan, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell, René Aust, Petr Bystron, Jacek Ozdoba, Galato Alexandraki, Kosma Złotowski, Waldemar Buda, Tobiasz Bocheński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marlena Maląg, Mariusz Kamiński, Dominik Tarczyński, Anna Zalewska, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Alvise Pérez, LuisVicențiu Lazarus, Erik Kaliňák, Judita Laššáková, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ewa ZajączkowskaHernik, Jaak Madison, Anja Arndt, Marcin Sypniewski, Markus Buchheit, Filip Turek, Friedrich Pürner, Kateřina Konečná, Ľuboš Blaha, Thierry Mariani, JanPeter Warnke, Thomas Geisel, Branislav Ondruš, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Monika Beňová, Marc Jongen, Nikola Bartůšek, Grzegorz Braun, Sarah Knafo, Petras Gražulis, Piotr Müller, Gerald Hauser

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This motion of censure concludes that the Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen no longer commands Parliament's confidence and calls on the Commission to resign. It cites failures in transparency regarding COVID-19 vaccine procurement, unlawful interference in Member States' elections via the Digital Services Act, and abusive use of Article 122 TFEU for the SAFE Regulation.

Key points

  1. Concludes that the Commission no longer commands the confidence of Parliament to uphold transparency, accountability, and good governance.
  2. Concludes that the Commission's unlawful interference in Member States' elections via misapplication of the Digital Services Act breaches its mandate.
  3. Notes that the Commission's abusive use of Article 122 TFEU for the SAFE Regulation constitutes a serious breach of competence.
  4. Considers that this procedural abuse undermines trust in the Union's institutions and threatens the integrity of the legal framework.
  5. Calls on the Commission to resign due to repeated failures to ensure transparency and disregard for democratic oversight and the rule of law.

Who is affected

  • The European Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen, which is called on to resign.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 35 billion in public funds allocated for COVID-19 vaccines, with EUR 4 billion worth of doses unused.
  • EUR 150 billion defence financing initiative (SAFE Regulation).

Legal basis: Article 17(8) TEU, Article 234 TFEU, Article 106a Euratom Treaty