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MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2173(INS))

MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION

B-10-2025-0402

· Rapporteur: Manon Aubry, Martin Schirdewan, Li Andersson, Giuseppe Antoci, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Jaume Asens Llodrà, Pernando Barrena Arza, Sibylle Berg, Ľuboš Blaha, Marc Botenga, Lynn Boylan, Damien Carême, Leila Chaibi, Per Clausen, Danilo Della Valle, Özlem Demirel, Ondřej Dostál, Sebastian Everding, Nikolas Farantouris, Luke Ming Flanagan, Emma Fourreau, Kathleen Funchion, Mario Furore, Estrella Galán, Hanna Gedin, Giorgos Georgiou, Cristina Guarda, Rima Hassan, Anja Hazekamp, Erik Kaliňák, Rudi Kennes, Kateřina Konečná, Elena Kountoura, Merja Kyllönen, Judita Laššáková, Mimmo Lucano, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Catarina Martins, Marina Mesure, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Ana Miranda Paz, Irene Montero, Carolina Morace, João Oliveira, Leoluca Orlando, Younous Omarjee, Branislav Ondruš, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Valentina Palmisano, Fidias Panayiotou, Nikos Pappas, Gaetano Pedulla', Carola Rackete, Diana Riba i Giner, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Arash Saeidi, Ilaria Salis, Jussi Saramo, Benedetta Scuderi, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Jonas Sjöstedt, Anthony Smith, Martin Sonneborn, Dario Tamburrano, Pasquale Tridico, Maria Zacharia, Monika Beňová, Fabio De Masi, Ruth Firmenich, Thomas Geisel, Michael von der Schulenburg, JanPeter Warnke

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This motion of censure targets the European Commission for accepting an EU–US trade deal without a mandate, proposing to split the EU–Mercosur Agreement, failing to act on Gaza, and neglecting social and climate crises. It concludes the Commission has lost Parliament's confidence and censures it.

Key points

  1. Rejects the EU–US trade deal as prejudicial, asymmetrical, and non-reciprocal, citing tariff increases on EU exports versus zero tariffs for US imports and unilateral commitments of EUR 600 billion in investment and EUR 750 billion in energy projects.
  2. Rejects the EU–Mercosur Agreement as a threat to farmers, the environment, and public health, and calls on the Council not to authorise its signing.
  3. Condemns the Commission's failure to act on Israel's actions in Gaza, calling for immediate suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement, sanctions on Israel, and a comprehensive arms embargo.
  4. Condemns the Commission's failure to address the climate crisis and social crisis across Europe, taking no meaningful measures on social issues.
  5. Concludes that the Commission under President von der Leyen has lost Parliament's confidence and calls for its resignation due to failures in transparency, accountability, and upholding international law.
  6. Censures the Commission.

Who is affected

  • The European Commission, which would be censured and expected to resign.
  • The Council, which is called on not to authorise the signing of the EU–Mercosur Agreement.
  • Israel, which would face suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement, sanctions, and an arms embargo.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 600 billion in investment and EUR 750 billion in energy projects in the United States, as unilateral commitments.

Legal basis: Article 17(8) of the Treaty on European Union, Article 234 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty.