Overview

• Patriots for Europe lodged a motion moments after midnight, with The Left filing seconds later, using a rule that permits 72 signatures two months after the previous censure vote.
• Pro‑EU groups signal they will not support ousting the Commission, making the success of the new challenges unlikely despite the show of force.
• Von der Leyen said she would freeze EU funds for Israel’s government and propose sanctions on extremist ministers in response to the Gaza war.
• Public disapproval of her July deal with US President Donald Trump is broad, with a poll finding 52% calling it a humiliation and 75% saying she defended European interests poorly; the pact cut EU tariffs on many US goods while accepting higher duties on EU exports and large US energy purchases.
• Her State of the Union drew jeers from MEPs as the EU contends with escalated Russian attacks on Ukraine, devastating casualties in Gaza, and record wildfires across Europe.