Overview

• Parliament President Roberta Metsola notified group leaders Wednesday that lawmakers will debate the motion in Strasbourg on Monday with a vote scheduled for Thursday.
• Right-wing Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea filed the motion after gathering the 72 signatures needed in protest of von der Leyen’s undisclosed 2021 text messages with Pfizer’s chief executive.
• Most political groups within the European Parliament have indicated they will vote against the motion, rendering it largely symbolic given the 361-vote threshold for approval.
• If the motion were to pass, it would require von der Leyen and the entire Commission of 26 commissioners to resign, triggering a protracted process to appoint successors.
• This represents the first parliamentary no-confidence vote against a Commission president in over ten years, highlighting deep divisions over transparency and accountability.