European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing the possibility of a vote of confidence on the long-delayed funding deal to Poland for the coronavirus recovery.
On the same day that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced attempts to overthrow him by rebels from his own party, top Eurocrat Guy Verhofstad also launched a leadership war against EU leader Ursula von der Leyen.
The campaign, also signed by Renew Europe Vice President Luis Garicano and Dutch MEP Sophie in’t Veld, led the European Commission to reach an agreement last week for 35.4 billion euros (US$37.8 / £30.2) to combat COVID. came in response – 19.19 financial aid.
Verhofstad has long called for funding cuts from countries like Poland and Hungary, among other European politicians, as they refuse to bow to Brussels’ whims on issues such as immigration, LGBT issues and abortion. It is a key issue in the Brexit debate, where they argue that the decision should be made at the national level, not by unelected Eurocrats.
Many believe that the decision to unblock funds came from the war in Ukraine, where Poland granted asylum to large numbers of Ukrainians fleeing the war.
Defending his decision to give money to Poland last week, von der Leyen said the eastern European country had accepted EU demands for judicial reform and warned that funds would continue to be monitored and “stages” would pass. follow. to fully withdraw the money.
The EU leader stated that the discussion will continue and said, “We are not at the end of the road to the rule of law in Poland.”
if @wonderlayan We withdrew our support, continuing to seriously refuse to enforce the RoL terms.
Introducing the vote of confidence w. @lugaricano @SophieintVeld Imagine the moment when the Commission transfers NextGen’s funds to Poland before all the decisions of the European Court of Justice are fully implemented. pic.twitter.com/4QuqL9W6TQ
– Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) June 6, 2022
But that’s not enough to satisfy the globalist European Renewal group in the European Parliament, former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstad wrote on Monday:Ursula von der Leyen persistently refusing to practice [Rule of Law] contracts with which we withdraw our support
“The Commission is fully aware that the remedies announced by the Polish authorities are purely cosmetic,” he added in a letter to Renew Europe members.
Sophie in’t Veld, member of the Dutch MEP and Renew Europe, said: “These ‘milestones’ are not in line with the demands of the European Court of Justice and do not take into account the Polish authorities’ refusal to recognize the rule. EU law and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. ”
“President von der Leyen … has created a serious political problem,” he warned.
For a vote of no confidence in the European Parliament, 10% of the deputies in the 705-seat parliament must sign the motion. If the vote continues, a two-thirds majority will be required to dismiss von der Leyen.
EU boss: ‘non-liberal’ Poland and Hungary must accept or leave ‘EU values’, ‘nationalist’ values ’racist’
https://t.co/66AUoVbubc– Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) January 10, 2018
Source: Breitbart
